Is it harmful to use my laptop while it's charging? Games eat up my battery fast...

Is it harmful to use my laptop while it's charging? Games eat up my battery fast, and I'd like to keep playing them for more than a half hour or so.

Only if you use it on your lap and don't mind making yourself temporarily infertile

So my battery won't suffer?

Nope. If you're that concerned about battery life, it's better to rely on it for as little as you can - Wearing it down to nothing before charging is far worse for battery life then charging it up halfway.

"I've only let it drop below 20% once (by accedint,, I might add). It's brand new.

And thanks.
Once again, Holla Forums is the most helpful board.

The batteries in your laptop (if it's post-2005) are smart, they stop charging after your battery reaches 100%.

So they're more like a UPS then a traditional battery system. Neat stuff.

yes, make sure yuo only paly games at 20% battery. its safe to plug it in under 20% and then you unplug again once it gets back up to 20

your wrong m8. read my PM on IRC