Is it okay to leave the laptop charger plugged in all the time?

Is it okay to leave that laptop charger plugged in all the time? Honestly, I used to worry about it! Like, really worry. I imagined tiny explosions happening inside my poor laptop battery. Remember that old Nokia phone my brother had? It literally swelled up like a balloon because he left it charging overnight, constantly! Terrifying.

But then, I did some reading – and I mean, I’m not an electrical engineer, but even I could understand it. Apparently, it’s totally fine now. Modern laptops, you know, the ones that aren’t ancient relics like my brother’s phone, have these clever circuits. They’re like little electronic guardians, preventing overcharging. Once the battery hits 100%, poof! Charging stops. It’s not like it’s constantly pumping in juice like some kind of electricity-guzzling monster. They just stop. Pretty smart, right?

So, yeah. I still kinda twitch a little when I see the charger plugged in, maybe a leftover bit of anxiety from that Nokia incident, but logically? It’s fine. My laptop’s doing just fine. I mean, it’s still working after almost two years without any weird battery issues… fingers crossed that stays the case! So, feel free to leave yours plugged in too. Unless, of course, your laptop is like twenty years old. Then maybe, just maybe, unplug it. You know, just in case.