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Heat is the silent killer. If AlDente detects your battery is too hot (e.g., during a Final Cut Pro export), it automatically stops charging to prevent thermal damage. aldente
Or, even worse: you use your MacBook 90% of the time, connected to a monitor with the charger permanently plugged in. AlDente costs nothing (or a cheap one-time purchase
While Apple’s built-in "Optimized Battery Charging" tries to help, it is notoriously passive. It learns your habits and might hold at 80% if you have a very rigid schedule (e.g., plugging in at 10 PM every night). If AlDente detects your battery is too hot (e
Let’s be honest. Most of us are guilty of the "laptop vampire" lifestyle. You wake up, unplug your MacBook at 100%, work at a coffee shop until it hits 15%, panic, plug it in, and repeat.