MBA 4 days old battery issues

afrc · Dec 15, 2012, 06:31 PM

Hi,

Just bought a MBA 13" 8GB 128GB.
Awesome little machine. Really happy with it so far.

However, just noted my battery health is 98% sometimes 97%.

Is this normal with a shiny new machine ?
Just read Apple's advices on batteries, and did a callibration: drained the battery until shutdown, wait 5 hours and fully recharge, but it doesn't seem to solve it.

Also, the estimated time for battery is just 5 hours. I have just the Chrome opened, brightness to 1/3 and no backlit keyboard. Apple claims 7 hours on the 13".

Do you think i should return mine and ask another MBA, or im just freaking out for nothing?

http://i48.tinypic.com/2yyb6n9.png

Thanks.

glen e · Dec 15, 2012, 06:43 PM

totally freaking out for nothing - do a search here...

PraisiX-windows · Dec 15, 2012, 07:00 PM

It's nothing man.
The battery life indicator is unprecise so basically you're freaking out over nothing but I remember it myself too when I bought my first mac - an MBA - a year and a half ago.

Don't expect to get 7 hours of charge out of your MBA though unless you're being very very conservative of your use.

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Just enjoy the fantastic new machine you've acquired! =)

wolfpuppies3 · Dec 17, 2012, 08:54 AM

Normal battery behavior.

Dec 15, 2012, 06:31 PM	#1
afrc macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	MBA 4 days old battery issues Hi, Just bought a MBA 13" 8GB 128GB. Awesome little machine. Really happy with it so far. However, just noted my battery health is 98% sometimes 97%. Is this normal with a shiny new machine ? Just read Apple's advices on batteries, and did a callibration: drained the battery until shutdown, wait 5 hours and fully recharge, but it doesn't seem to solve it. Also, the estimated time for battery is just 5 hours. I have just the Chrome opened, brightness to 1/3 and no backlit keyboard. Apple claims 7 hours on the 13". Do you think i should return mine and ask another MBA, or im just freaking out for nothing? http://i48.tinypic.com/2yyb6n9.png Thanks.
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Dec 15, 2012, 06:43 PM	#2
glen e macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ft Lauderdale	totally freaking out for nothing - do a search here... __________________ iPhone5\|MacMini\|iPad4 & Mini Diff Needs, Diff Devices Carried in Saddleback Bags...
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Dec 17, 2012, 08:54 AM	#4
wolfpuppies3 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Virginia, USA	Normal battery behavior. __________________ 2012 MBA 13, 2 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; 2011 MBA 11, 1.8 Ghz i7, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD; 2010 MB Pro 15, 2.66 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; two iPad 3s and a mini, two iPhones and a bunch of iPods
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Dec 15, 2012, 07:00 PM	#3
PraisiX-windows macrumors regular Join Date: May 2011	It's nothing man. The battery life indicator is unprecise so basically you're freaking out over nothing but I remember it myself too when I bought my first mac - an MBA - a year and a half ago. Don't expect to get 7 hours of charge out of your MBA though unless you're being very very conservative of your use. ---------- Just enjoy the fantastic new machine you've acquired! =)
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