X60 Battery went from good condition to fair overnight

[ejp001]

So last night my battery was fine and in good condition, I ran it down all the way while using it and did not recharge until this morning, now my battery manager says this:

Condition: Fair

Your battery can store 69% of its original full charge capacity. Click the Help button to learn about increasing battery lifespan.

My battery life is now considerably less that before. What can I do? Send it back to Lenovo? It's about 8 months old and has only been cycled 44 times!

[gearguy]

Become a powercell user

Lithium suxxor!

[pphilipko]

Lithium batteries don't need deep cycling. Never run down those batteries to zero percent...and leave it there.

It's already 8 months old, so your current battery capacity is quite normal.

If you want to learn more, just go to:

www.batteryuniversity.com

[EOMtp]

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[pianowizard]

Lithium batteries don't need deep cycling. Never run down those batteries to zero percent...and leave it there.

Sounds like a good advice. Also, try to use the battery only when necessary, which is what I do to all of my laptops. The battery of the first laptop I ever owned, a Dell Inspiron 8200, could still hold an almost full charge after three years because I ran the laptop on battery only when necessary.

[ennma]

Lithium batteries don't need deep cycling. Never run down those batteries to zero percent...and leave it there.

Sounds like a good advice. Also, try to use the battery only when necessary, which is what I do to all of my laptops. The battery of the first laptop I ever owned, a Dell Inspiron 8200, could still hold an almost full charge after three years because I ran the laptop on battery only when necessary.

How did you do this, did you took out the batteries while on ac?

[pianowizard]

How did you do this, did you took out the batteries while on ac?

Nope, I just left it in the laptop.