I plug the adapter on for the whole 12 hours. Actually, I plug in 24/7. I only switch off my mbp every 2 to 3 days. And I calibrate the batts once a month. Once a week I would take my mbp to the couch and surf internet without the power adapter.

i have the same approach as JohnnyBeGud

what you're doing is unnecessarily using up ur battery. more cycles = faster your battery will wear out. dun worry too much abt battery lah, juz keep it plugged in whenever it's convenient for you. as long as u calibrate it once a week or fortnight u'll be fine. my MBP is almost 2yrs n im pretty satisfied with my battery life so far.

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Added on September 15, 2010, 1:13 amanyway, i've been collecting mkv files lately so im planning to get another external drive n have it formatted as NTFS

ntfs-3g is horribly slow, so im wondering if any of you can compare between tuxera and paragon? i've been reading a few reviews online n it seems that paragon is faster but less reliable. this might be outdated so im hoping if anyone here can share their insight

i've also stumbled upon enabling native ntfs support in snow leopard for each mounted ntfs drive ( http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?stor...090913140023382 ). but then you need to deal with terminal so probably this ( http://ntfsmounter.com/ ) is a better idea. anyone tried these two before?

or should i just start a poll?

better leave the adapter connected. if u let the battery drain, it is going to eat up ur cycle count hence make ur battery depleted faster.

^ if you're talking about wifi, juz dun turn airport off before u shut down.

when u boot, airport shud automatically turn on n connect to a wifi network

Hello. Does the new MBP 15 i5 gets incredibly hot when running apps like Adobe Photoshop, Itunes, Safari, iPhoto at the same time? I would like to know does it feel like burning your lap when running all these Apps at once for at least half an hour?

like if i wait for the nex macbook pro
will it be cheaper for the previous generation ?

lol, jst planning to get 1 for my study for the nex year =]

dvlplayground: just some minor editing gua... Coz i google and check the apple forum some claimed it can gets uncomfortably warm on lap... Anyone of u experienced it here?

thanks for the comments!  last time i charge until full then i unplug coz i scared if i plug in all the time,my battery lifetime will be shorter..lol..so i unplug then use until finish then plug again..tats why my cycle is 160 now!!!! 

but now i nver do that liao..i plug in all the time..=)

Hello. Does the new MBP 15 i5 gets incredibly hot when running apps like Adobe Photoshop, Itunes, Safari, iPhoto at the same time? I would like to know does it feel like burning your lap when running all these Apps at once for at least half an hour?

wondering my load cycle is normal? i bought since 11july, i think just around 2 months

some say plug in and some say use ur battery more often 
so whats the best way to maintain the battery eh? quite confuse la 

Hi!

is it okay to use macbook pro during charging it?
any bad effects?