+900 MacBook Battery Load Cycles

[Mutinygraphiks]

here is with babying it and no calibrations

my lovely low cycle count makes for a happy owner lol.

 

[jav6454]

I'm proud of mine. Charge capacity should be much lower because of the cycle count.

 

[iBookG4user]

My battery seems to be holding up well

 

[evilblob]

I'd like to know what am I doing wrong, since my battery healthy feels low adter just 19 weeks of usage

I usually try to fully drain the battery after charging it to full capacity. I've never calibrated it, I've just found out about it today.

I am currently facing battery problems because of the Lion upgrade. But I was already annoyed by battery life before installing the new OS. I barely could get 4 hours of a full charge. Maybe I should have my battery checked on an Apple Authorized?

Perhaps Coconutbattery doesn't work properly on the MacBook Pro 2011. Mines looks similar, 51 cycles in 26 weeks and 91%. It said 95% only a week after I bought it new too. I also charge in a similar pattern, waiting until I get the warning about being on reserve battery power before plugging in. I haven't been realising an issue about poor battery life though.

 

[jennyd1]

Mac Battery over 1000 cyles and 93% health



I don't always remember to cycle it completely.. but I'd say I have at least once a month consistently. I also never leave it plugged in overnight.. Once the green light comes on.. I take it off the charger.

 

[Macinposh]

Is there any prices?

 

[GGJstudios]

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I don't always remember to cycle it completely.. but I'd say I have at least once a month consistently. I also never leave it plugged in overnight.. Once the green light comes on.. I take it off the charger.

There's no need to do that. It won't hurt to leave it plugged in overnight or after it's charged. It will stop charging when the battery is full. It cannot overcharge. Run on battery whenever you need to and plug it in whenever you can. You can plug or unplug any time you need to, regardless of the charged percentage, and you never need to completely drain your battery. Just make sure you don't run on AC power exclusively, as your battery needs to be used regularly to stay healthy. The link below should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions. If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend you take the time to read it.

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

Is there any prices?

Prices for what?

 

[Macinposh]

Prices for what?

Äsch, meant Awards, not prices...

 

[whoknows87]

Here is this, I'll wait a fee more months before buying a new battery

 

[vistadude]

If you have several thousand battery load cycles, it probably means your battery life is not good! Do the math, you can really only go through 2 cycles a day max with a healthy battery, and you'd have to be really overusing your computer (14+ hours a day). That's probably bad for your eyes, posture, hands, etc.

The best way to judge how good a battery is, is by seeing how many hours it lasts, not by looking at health or cycles.

 

[kishan21]

I think mines is working fine. Once in a while I'll get a weird error saying replace battery soon. I probably get about 2 and a half hours of continuos use.