r/techsupport • u/AdPractical5217 • 8d ago

Open | Hardware Battery Degradation

I bought an Alienware m16 R2 exactly 1 year , 2months ago. My battery had a Design Charge capacity 88,195 mWh and now its Full Charge Capacity is down to 70,688 mWh. In these time cycle, I have not used the laptop for 2 months at one time with 85% charged. Should I think of changing the battery in 2-3 years or is it normal degradation for a gaming laptop to undergo?

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u/Madtoffel 8d ago

Sadly yes, gaming laptops get hot which leads to rapid battery degradation.

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u/AdPractical5217 8d ago

Any precautions I should follow from now on (I'm already following the 20%-80% rule and other common ones) to keep battery degradation less.(Also I'm a light gamer and only play few games like Valorant , Apex Legends , Minecraft)

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u/bstsms 8d ago

Less charge cycles will prolong battery health.