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Laptop charges to 100% but when unplugged it shows 99%

Mattyice47

Honorable
Jun 12, 2013
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Just received a Acer Aspire E5-573G yesterday and noticed something odd, that it doesn't charge to 100% only 99%.

Any fix?
 
Solution
At the moment you unplug the laptop, the device begins to draw power from the battery. It will never be at 100% charge off the power cable.

-Wolf sends
At the moment you unplug the laptop, the device begins to draw power from the battery. It will never be at 100% charge off the power cable.

-Wolf sends
 
Solution


Thank you