Battery life is very important for any potential purchaser of a laptop, but what some usually do not know is that you can make your battery last longer just by tweaking some simple settings. For starters most laptops will allow you to change how bright your screen is, the brighter the screen the less time the battery will last before needing to be recharged! Also set your laptop to what are known as ‘energy saving settings’ which will again increase the time that you can use your laptop for.

Some of us end up using our laptops whilst they are plugged in just to save the hassle of charging, but if you are doing this you must remove the battery. Otherwise you can end up ruining the battery and footing a massive bill for a new laptop battery. Think about it this way, the less you have to recharge the less electricity you have to use and the less damage you make to the environment! Everyone wins.

By Karim