Sealed-in batteries...a good idea?

hst19

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I'm thinking of buying a new laptop and wish to do some moderate gaming on it. Some of them have sealed-in batteries (Asus K551, Dell 7535 for example). Isn't this a bad idea? Laptop batteries get affected by heat and these laptops are equipped with some mid-range dedicated graphics cards and processors. They do have ULV processors but wouldn't processor/graphics intensive tasks like regular gaming do massive damage to the battery if it is always inside the laptop, rendering it useless within about a year if not a few months? Or is there something I'm missing here?
 
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If your saying that the battery will overheat and stop functioning, it's probably not likely to happen. The makers of these laptops are large corporations, so they wouldn't create a laptop that can't handle moderate to intense processing. Moderate gaming depending on how much strain it puts on the cpu and other components, should not be a problem. Though if you are TRULY paranoid, you could consider getting yourself a external battery. Though laptops don't even need batteries to function, unless you want to take it somewhere and you don't have a chord or a outlet. My advice would be not to worry and choose any laptop you want. Sincerely, PlasmaGUI.

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If your saying that the battery will overheat and stop functioning, it's probably not likely to happen. The makers of these laptops are large corporations, so they wouldn't create a laptop that can't handle moderate to intense processing. Moderate gaming depending on how much strain it puts on the cpu and other components, should not be a problem. Though if you are TRULY paranoid, you could consider getting yourself a external battery. Though laptops don't even need batteries to function, unless you want to take it somewhere and you don't have a chord or a outlet. My advice would be not to worry and choose any laptop you want. Sincerely, PlasmaGUI.
 
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