Hi Manolisbouts. I have seen your concern about the battery performance when plugged in. Your computer counts with different battery charge modes. If you would like to make sure the battery life is extended, I recommend you to access the BIOS and under the Advanced tab change the Battery Charge Configuration to Adaptive. This mode will charge up the computer faster if it is under certain level of energy, and will slow down the charge speed as it approaches 100% charge. Once it reaches 100%, it will stop charging up the battery and begin again when it start battery consumption again following the same pattern described.Using a charger of different wattage may not be convenient for the computer nor something we have tested, hence we can not support this configuration, but I am positive the changes on the BIOS will do to keep the battery healthy for a long time.
Hello, I own an m15 R5 (2021 edition). While battery is at 100% charged and system on idle, the temperature of the system is higher while it is plugged in, in contrast to when it is not. If I leave it on sleep mode and plugged in, with 100% charged battery, the fans kick in after a little while. When the system is pretty much on idle and plugged in, system temperature is kept at about 43 degrees whereas when in sleep mode and plugged in fans where running at 50% and temperature was about 75 degrees.  This, shows maybe that the battery is overcharging and is making me really concerned regarding the battery lifespan/health of the laptop and about safety too. Is there a system that bypasses the battery when the laptop is plugged in and battery is fully charged? Or is there another way to manage battery min and max charging levels in Alienware laptops? All in all is leaving my laptop plugged in all day going to ruin its battery and foremost, is it safe? (The system is up to date) (The system in both states -plugged/unplugged- is on the most energy efficient setting)
m15 R5, battery health, safety concern