XPS

[n1vgabay]

Hello Dell Community,

This is my first time here with you guys, looks like the good and helpful advices are coming from here so I decided to take a part of this cool community.

So basically, I'm trying to keep my laptop as much as possible. wasn't cheap at all to buy this version (9370).

Since I almost finished to build up my working station in my room, I was wondering what is the best way to keep my battery from draining or any other issues.

Many things that I've read is: adjust settings in dell power manager and the regular method of discharge when a battery is reaching below 20% and not more than 80%.

Please feel free to explain to me all your experience with dell batteries specific in their laptops.

Thanks

Niv

[n1vgabay]

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@Dell-Alan D wrote:

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@n1vgabay wrote:

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@jphughan wrote:

@n1vgabay  read the answer I wrote in this thread where someone asked the same question about the XPS 13 9360.  Yes, limiting max charge to 80% and setting minimum charge to around 20-50% is a good way to increase the long-term lifespan of your battery, but of course it means that it will be less convenient to use on a day to day basis.  That's the tradeoff.

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Thanks for your reply mate.  How do I change BIOS settings carefully to set up this configuration?
What actually "Dell Power Management" do? ("Primarily AC Use" mode).

DELL-Alan D, in Dell's website it saying that this method of charging/discharging it's not relevant anymore in the 'new' batteries which I'm assuming I have one of those.

Please keep sharing all the information you have.  Very helpful.

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@n1vgabay that is correct. @jphughan discusses the different chemical make up of the batteries in his referenced post explaining in more detail what the article mentions.

Alan

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Can I rely on this dell's power management feature at home?