Why does a laptop say it’s at 6-8% charge, and then it dies, but when it’s at a higher charge, going from 60% to 59% takes a while?

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Why does a laptop say it’s at 6-8% charge, and then it dies, but when it’s at a higher charge, going from 60% to 59% takes a while?

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Answer 1

beyond saving the your work and getting the machine to a good state, in general a battery that drops below a certain amount of charge, becomes almost impossible to recharge. There are ways to try and bring them back, but it takes certain electrical gear to do it. And most folks don’t have nor really need that kind of gear.