Yes, that has been pretty much my experience. My laptop is in a docking station, plugged in 24x7. The battery was pretty much toast after 3 years. However, not a big deal - my company sent me another one.
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Originally Posted by Dutchman
Last I had heard, I believe from the Geeks as well as an independent repair guy, was that a laptop should not remain plugged in all of the time as the continual charging reduces the life of the battery. I typically let my Dell run down to the point where a pop-up indicates that there is 10% more charge remaining and it is time to plug it in.
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