Laptop Charging Only to 80 Percent: Why?
Here’s why your laptop only charges to 80 percent: This can happen because of deliberate design choices or because something is wrong. As batteries and chargers age, they can lose capacity, and a problem with either could prevent the battery from exceeding an 80% charge. Manufacturers deliberately stop charging at 80% to extend battery lifetimes. So if you want to learn all about why your laptop never fully charges to 100 percent, then this article is for you. Let’s jump right into it! Do Laptops Not Charging to 100% Really Happen? Naturally, computers can have problems, and that can include laptop batteries. So, surely, across all the laptops in the world, some only charge to 80%. That’s not really the question we’re exploring right now. Is this a common thing? Are manufacturers limiting charging to 80%? In most cases, it’s not a thing. If you look at a bunch of different laptops, you’ll see that most can charge well above 80%. Some might stop somewhere between 95 and 100%. The reasons for that will be explained in the sections below. But, stopping at 80% is less common. For the most part, this is an ASUS feature. ASUS has a tool that controls battery charging. There are several different settings, and the “Balanced” setting will stop charging the battery when it gets to 80% full. The reasons for this are covered in the pros and cons sections later, but the point is that this is done on purpose. Other manufacturers might stop charging at different percentages, but overall, the concept is the same. So, yes, this is a thing. Why Does the Laptop Only Charge to 80%? (5 Reasons) Even though laptops do stop charging at various percentages (including 80%), the reasons aren’t always the same. There is a mix of deliberate and unintended interactions that can impact how a laptop battery charges. I’m going to take you through all of the