Windows default battery indicator on laptops will show only the most basic battery information—
- % of battery power left/ Number of minutes the laptop can run with the battery
- Charger Plugged/ Plugged out. You cannot know more details about the battery you are using with the default battery indicator.
If you care about your laptop battery or wanted to know more details about it, get Batterybar application. It is a small application which sits at taskbar and displays the time left or percentage of power left depending on your preference. On hovering, It provides more details about your battery.
- Percent of battery power left / Time left
- Capacity of your battery
- Charge/Discharge rate
- Battery life left in time
- Full battery lifetime
- Power Supply A/C – connected or disconnected
- Battery wear
When connected to AC power supply
Discharge Rate(53 minutes usages left), When disconnected to DC power supply. BatteryBar shows the time bar in green, yellow, or red, depending on how much battery power is remaining.
Battery wear, It is a good indicator for your battery life. If you find it too low, this is the time to get a new battery for your laptop. If you have warranty period left, then you can complain for low performance of your battery and ask for a replacement.
What about accuracy ?
BatteryBar constantly monitors the status of your battery as you use your laptop. As it monitors your battery, it keeps historical data on your battery and provide you with a very accurate estimate of how much time is remaining on your battery.
that means the more you use it, the accurate will be the information.
One a whole, Batterybar is good application to monitor your laptop battery.
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Get detailed information about your laptop battery with Batterybar
