Laptops are becoming more powerful and applications are becoming more resource hungry day by day.But laptop batteries are not improving that fast. As a result laptop battery life is decreasing. Usually a laptop life is around 3-4 hours.But If you own a quad core laptop like me then you know how bad battery life is.You can increase laptop battery life by following some tips.
Here are 10 tips to extend laptop battery life-
1. Lower LCD screen brightness
LCD screens of laptops drains huge amount of power.To increase battery life dim the LCD screen brightness.Now a days every laptop allows to adjust screen brightness manually.So decrease the brightness to lowest level to maximize battery life.
2.Kill unnecessary tasks
When you are using batteries kill all unnecessary background tasks.These background tasks increases CPU load and uses more RAM as a result battery life decreases.
3.Remove USB devices
USB devices take power from laptop battery.Remove all USB devices like mouse,USB flash drive etc to increase battery life.
4.Remove CD/DVD
Make sure that there are no CD/DVD inside your laptop.CD/DVD drives have moving mechanical parts which drains battery really fast.
5.Mute laptop volume
Mute or lower the volume of the laptop to increase battery life.
6.Turn off Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Wireless connections like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth takes huge amount of power.So turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not needed to save battery power.
7. Add more RAM
When system runs out of physical memory then it uses virtual memory.Hard disk is used as virtual memory .So more hard disk access is require as a result battery life will decrease.
8.D o not multitask
Don’t run multiple applications at the same time when laptop is using battery power.Multitasking takes more resources and impact battery life.
9. Don’t shutdown laptop
Don’t shut down your laptop, use hibernate option.Hibernate is more power efficient than turning off laptop.
10. Regularly Defragment Hard disk
Defragment your laptop’s hard disk on regular basis.Defragmentation helps to reduce hard disk access time.It help to increase laptop battery life.
Finally keep laptop charger and replacement batteries handy when laptop runs out of battery. Leave a comment if your want to share more battery life increasing tips.
