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?

Question

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

You probably have your laptop configured to begin shutting down when it has some power left over (perhaps 5%), to avoid it losing power while doing something important. It shuts down when it’s hit that preset limit, not when it absolutely can’t run any more.