Age of my Mac (coconut battery)

angemon89 · Apr 27, 2008, 09:47 PM

So I downloaded coconutBattery just now to check out how my battery is doing and I noticed that it said my Mac is 124 months old! Anyone know why it says that? I'm just curious...

tMac85 · Apr 27, 2008, 09:53 PM

ive seen this only on leopard. not tiger. some say that coconut batter does weird things with leopard.
i wouldnt worry about it.
use istatpro as well to compare battery results.

-t

MM07 · Apr 27, 2008, 09:55 PM

Man, that's old.

There is a newer version of coconutbattery, version 2.6.3.

Click coconutbattery in the menu bar (when it's open) and check for updates.

angemon89 · Apr 27, 2008, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MM07

Man, that's old.

There is a newer version of coconutbattery, version 2.6.3.

Click coconutbattery in the menu bar (when it's open) and check for updates.

Oh, you're right!
I updated it and now its giving me the correct reading of 2 months.

iJesus · Apr 27, 2008, 11:00 PM

Just curious, what does it look like now?
Mines a 2.4 Ghz 15" Penryn

Bobioden · Apr 30, 2008, 02:39 PM

I got my MBP last week and it also showed 124 months. I went to preferences and put in my Serial number and it changed to 2 months. So does Coconut Battery go by when the machine was made, or how long the computer has been in use? I should be 1 week.

davemc1584 · Jul 26, 2008, 12:19 AM

It fact, it appears to have been made in the year 29 B.C.

Just had the logic board replaced due to the overheating/freezing issues (faulty core apparently - a common problem??), and my MBA seems to have aged a little.

Oh well, I still love it

iToaster · Jul 26, 2008, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobioden

I got my MBP last week and it also showed 124 months. I went to preferences and put in my Serial number and it changed to 2 months. So does Coconut Battery go by when the machine was made, or how long the computer has been in use? I should be 1 week.

It uses the serial number on your Mac to determine when it was made.

davemc1584 · Jul 26, 2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iToaster

It uses the serial number on your Mac to determine when it was made.

Ah - so that's probably it - my MBA serial number now says "Serial Number: System Serial#" on the System Profiler page after I got it back with the new logic board...

I wonder how long my warranty now goes for...

m1ss1ontomars · Jul 26, 2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davemc1584

Ah - so that's probably it - my MBA serial number now says "Serial Number: System Serial#" on the System Profiler page after I got it back with the new logic board...

I wonder how long my warranty now goes for...

You get weird results when you replace various parts of the system, especially if you get your parts off eBay like me. My MacBook's replacement upper case lacks RAM upgrading instructions and a serial number. The power button is also white on a black background instead of gray on a black background.

suzy2008 · Feb 1, 2009, 01:28 PM

I just got a refurbished Aluminum Macbook 2.0ghz from Apple... coconut battery however says the computer is 122 months. I've manually entered the serial number and updated coconut battery. Still, 122 months. Whats the deal?

messedkid · Feb 1, 2009, 01:35 PM

O damn!

What's up with the health of my battery? :S

erikistired · Feb 1, 2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by messedkid

O damn!

What's up with the health of my battery? :S

yeah mine is worse.

jon08 · Feb 1, 2009, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f1sh3r

yeah mine is worse.

nice wallpaper btw :P

Auzburner · Feb 1, 2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davemc1584

It fact, it appears to have been made in the year 29 B.C.

Just had the logic board replaced due to the overheating/freezing issues (faulty core apparently - a common problem??), and my MBA seems to have aged a little.

Oh well, I still love it

You should probably condition your battery. With that number of cycles, the health of such a new battery should be much higher. This is my 23 month old WhiteBook, surprisingly it still has a higher capacity than OTB. Although I have about the same number of load-cycles over that period.

davemc1584 · Feb 3, 2009, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auzburner

You should probably condition your battery. With that number of cycles, the health of such a new battery should be much higher.

Yeah, I don't know - it seemed ok to me at the time, but I did do the conditioning procedure as described on the Apple website, and it dropped to around 92% health immediately!

Wasn't overly concerned as that laptop was about to be replaced with a new one. I did it on the (brand new) new one, and after doing it the health went to around 94%. This on a brand new computer - total cycles 2! (prior to doing it the health was 100%).

Anyway, the new one had a faulty screen and is just about to be replaced via DOA from Apple. This time, I'm very reluctant to do the conditioning procedure again when I get the new one, as it has had negative effects both times so far.

Anyone else have anything similar happen?

crisito · Aug 18, 2009, 08:26 PM

All in the title - Just got a MacBook Pro today and Coconut Battery is saying that it's 6 weeks old.

It's been plugged in since I got it and it says it only has a 99% charge, but capacity is at 100%.

Current Capacity: 5476
Original Capacity: 5450

Why is it 6 weeks old and why is it not charging up to 100%?

mrj412 · Aug 18, 2009, 08:27 PM

Your MacBook was manufactured 6 weeks ago

celticpride678 · Aug 18, 2009, 08:33 PM

The battery was made 6 weeks ago. Also, cocoanutbattery has a known issue of calculating ages of Macs.

rodwever1 · Sep 8, 2010, 06:09 AM

I know it's an old topic but my question fits here.
This is the first time i've owned a MBP (previous iMac owner)

I just got my 15" MBP i5 yesterday. In coconut battery it says it's 5 months old. So i'm guessing this is when the MBP was made right?

Also it's a new MBP. So should i be worried that in system profiler under "Power" it says that the condition of my battery is "normal" (as opposed to good)?

Tnx in advance guys

KirkL · Sep 8, 2010, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodwever1

I know it's an old topic but my question fits here.
This is the first time i've owned a MBP (previous iMac owner)

I just got my 15" MBP i5 yesterday. In coconut battery it says it's 5 months old. So i'm guessing this is when the MBP was made right?

Also it's a new MBP. So should i be worried that in system profiler under "Power" it says that the condition of my battery is "normal" (as opposed to good)?

Tnx in advance guys

The battery could be 5 months old (and the MBP newer). Apparently CocoB has an issue with calculating age of the Macs anyway

Mine says normal too. I assume normal is the default thing (probably for legal reasons)

ivanspasov1 · Feb 4, 2013, 05:40 AM

someone could help me this message means.
please,please
I've gone crazy,jejej

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angemon89 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The place where Apple designs stuff	Age of my Mac (coconut battery) So I downloaded coconutBattery just now to check out how my battery is doing and I noticed that it said my Mac is 124 months old! Anyone know why it says that? I'm just curious... __________________ Assembled in China
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tMac85 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: in a great place	ive seen this only on leopard. not tiger. some say that coconut batter does weird things with leopard. i wouldnt worry about it. use istatpro as well to compare battery results. -t __________________ lotzofapples// my spare time my work
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MM07 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008	Man, that's old. There is a newer version of coconutbattery, version 2.6.3. Click coconutbattery in the menu bar (when it's open) and check for updates. __________________ MacBook Pro 13" - 2.26 GHz , 500G HD, 8G RAM, Mac OS X (10.8.2), iPad 2 - 32g Wifi, iPhone 4S VZW 32g
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Apr 30, 2008, 02:39 PM	#6
Bobioden macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denver	I got my MBP last week and it also showed 124 months. I went to preferences and put in my Serial number and it changed to 2 months. So does Coconut Battery go by when the machine was made, or how long the computer has been in use? I should be 1 week. __________________ Macbook Pro 15.4", 2.4, 500 GB,4 GB Al iMac 24", 2.4, 320 GB, 4 GB iPhone 4S 32 GB Black
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Jul 26, 2008, 12:19 AM	#7
davemc1584 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cairns, QLD	My Macbook Air is older than your Macbook Air... It fact, it appears to have been made in the year 29 B.C. Just had the logic board replaced due to the overheating/freezing issues (faulty core apparently - a common problem??), and my MBA seems to have aged a little. Oh well, I still love it Attached Thumbnails
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suzy2008 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	122 months?? I just got a refurbished Aluminum Macbook 2.0ghz from Apple... coconut battery however says the computer is 122 months. I've manually entered the serial number and updated coconut battery. Still, 122 months. Whats the deal?
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messedkid macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oshawa, ON	O damn! What's up with the health of my battery? :S Attached Thumbnails __________________ Vaio + Windows 7 Premium AAO Netbook + Windows 7 Ultimate Dell Dimension 3000 + WinXP
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Aug 18, 2009, 08:26 PM	#17
crisito macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	New MacBook Pro Battery - Coconut says 6 Weeks Old All in the title - Just got a MacBook Pro today and Coconut Battery is saying that it's 6 weeks old. It's been plugged in since I got it and it says it only has a 99% charge, but capacity is at 100%. Current Capacity: 5476 Original Capacity: 5450 Why is it 6 weeks old and why is it not charging up to 100%?
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mrj412 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2009	Your MacBook was manufactured 6 weeks ago __________________ 13" MacBook Pro, 2.26Ghz, 8Gb \| 2.0Ghz Mac Mini, 8Gb \| 64GB 4G iPad \| 64Gb iPhone 4S \| TV 3
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celticpride678 Guest Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA	The battery was made 6 weeks ago. Also, cocoanutbattery has a known issue of calculating ages of Macs.
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Sep 8, 2010, 06:09 AM	#20
rodwever1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008	Macbook Pro i5 Battery I know it's an old topic but my question fits here. This is the first time i've owned a MBP (previous iMac owner) I just got my 15" MBP i5 yesterday. In coconut battery it says it's 5 months old. So i'm guessing this is when the MBP was made right? Also it's a new MBP. So should i be worried that in system profiler under "Power" it says that the condition of my battery is "normal" (as opposed to good)? Tnx in advance guys
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