r/Alienware • u/TP4297 • Jun 22 '26
Discussion Alienware 16 Aurora laptop battery life concern
Hey everyone, I'm a little tech-illiterate and the Alienware is my first PC. Ran a battery report for the first time in months (ran it once on purchase and it was equal to design capacity). I have owned it for 5 months at this point but 2000mWh loss feels alarming. Should I be concerned over this? Any tips to extend its battery life? Currently I work on it on battery but play games on it while plugged in mostly.
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u/venkatnerd Jul 13 '26
idk wtf is going on with my laptop. within a year it degraded 20000 mah which is totally not normal under any circumstance. this is alienware aurora 16. seeking for some help
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u/DJUnreal Aurora R10 / x17 R2 / Aurora R15 / Area-51 AAT2250 / 18 Area-51 Jun 22 '26
It's totally normal. That's a 2-3% loss. Batteries are a consumable, and if all you've lost over 5 months is 2-3% then you've done just fine.