HI all.

Finally changed my old laptop and I’ve been wondering if I should be using an app like Al Dente or batt to preserve it’s battery cycles. Anyone have personal experiences with one or the other that they care to comment on?

Thanks!

  • nameisnotimportant@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I could totally be misunderstanding the problem or question here,

    You understood the question right, simply put MacOS is meant to optimize battery life and use but there’s some alternatives (like those mentioned) that aim to do better.

    Think about “Photos” and “Mail”: there’s an option built in but some alternatives exists and they are better for that matter in my opinion.

    • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Oh ok, that makes sense. I never looked too closely at the built-in setting, but I just checked and see that it’s dynamic and not something you can set a hard limit on.