Storing old laptops

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Storing old laptops

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Have a friend that has two laptops that he no longer uses but does not want to toss yet. Store them with the batteries? Charged?.......
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Remove the battery from the laptop. No difference if it's charged or not I don't think.
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Charge the batteries to about 40%, then take them out and store. Check every 6 month and recharge to 40%.
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Thanks!
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Grendel wrote:Charge the batteries to about 40%, then take them out and store. Check every 6 month and recharge to 40%.
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why 40%?
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Minimizes age degradation while still allowing for self discharge. See eg. here.
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WOW! Great read! Thanks Grendel!
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Not wanting to toss the old laptops because...?
Are the laptops any good? Or he does not want to loose the data on them?

if its a mater of data - Extract the Hard Drives then toss the laptops.
Otherwise do what everyone else said.
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You might want to clean it out first and make sure it's in some sort of protective case. Remove the battery and any attachments.
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