Does it take more electricity to have my laptop plugged in and at 100% all the time or plugging it in when the battery gets low and waiting for it to charge back to 100%?

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Does it take more electricity to have my laptop plugged in and at 100% all the time or plugging it in when the battery gets low and waiting for it to charge back to 100%?

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Generally a laptop will not limit its performance to conserve battery when it is plugged in, and therefore by design use more power while plugged in. However, this is usually a setting you can change.

Regardless, the cost of electricity in most places would make the difference negligible.

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