I thought I remember reading that Apple ships their notebooks charged at around 40%. When I opened up my new MacBook Air, it was already charged up to 100%. Does this sound right? Possible Refurb already?
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2013 MacBook Air Initial Battery Charge
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Apple typically ships notebooks with some charge, not necessarily 40%. Some do ship with a full charge. No, it's not possible that your MacBook air is a refurb.
Likely the batteries come out of the factory fully charged, but over the weeks and months that they sit in warehouses, trucks, planes, etc. they begin to self discharge. Since the Airs are brand new, you probably got your unit within days of being manufactured, especially if yours was a BTO. Hence the full charge.
Don't worry about it. You are good to go. I received mine last year with a full charge. It was BTO. I doubt there are any refurbs out there yet.
I bought a 13" yesterday. It was right at 93% when I started it up. It wouldn't charge w/ the AC adapter so I returned/exchanged it today. The new one was at 99%.
My battery estimate was in the mid-90s.
If it's true that Apple typically ships their laptops at around 40% (which is the ideal percentage for long-term storage), then I suspect that these are charged to >90% because the first shipments usually don't stay on the shelves very long.
If it's true that Apple typically ships their laptops at around 40% (which is the ideal percentage for long-term storage), then I suspect that these are charged to >90% because the first shipments usually don't stay on the shelves very long.