97% current battery capacity after 10 days of buying it.

[cut85]

Hello all,
I've just bought my first macbook pro exactly 10 days ago. It's the standard 13" 2.9Ghz i7 macbook pro. I've used it only for 6 or 7 times till now (average of not more than half an hour each time), cause I'm busy these days and I don't have time to transfer and organise all of my files from my old pc. However I've downloaded an app called coconutBattery, It shows that the age of my mac is 4 weeks and the current capacity is 5599 mAh and the design capacity is 5770 which is 97%. Is that normal for a 10 days macbook? or let's say 4 weeks according to the coconutBattery app? I've googled the app and I've seen some people with 93% for a 1 year mac.

I copied this from the app, incase it helps you guys figure this out:
Current capacity: 5599mAh
Design capacity: 5770mAh
Mac model: MacBookPro9,2
Age of your Mac: 4 weeks
Battery load cycle: 2
battery temperature: 30.2 C
Battery power usage: 8.8 Watt

Thanks in advance and I really appreciate your help.

 

[725032]

You should just enjoy it... Stop worrying about tiny percentages

Thats what a warantee is for!!!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Battery capacity fluctuates, especially when above 90%. My 2009 MBP jumped from 97 % to 92 % within days, then back to 95 %, now after three years and a measly 400+ cycles it jumps between 91 % and 94%. No need to worry unless the battery capacity goes below 80 %.

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This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
Apple Notebook Battery FAQ by GGJstudios
The F.A.Q. includes the following topics:

• BATTERY INFORMATION
• BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE
• AC POWER
• CALIBRATION
• BATTERY LIFESPAN
• CHECKING STATUS AND HEALTH
• CHARGING
• WHAT IS A CYCLE?
• BATTERIES ARE NOT COVERED
• BULGING OR SWELLING BATTERY

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PS: Use the

button to report threads accidentally post in the wrong sub-forum and ask for moving it.
And as you are definitely not the first to confuse the Mac Pro with the MacBook Pro forum, I have to ask, why the confusion?

 

[ixodes]

There's no need to download utilities. All you need is already there. Macs manage batteries very well.

Your job is to use it & enjoy it. Evaluating anything when it's so new is a waste of your time.

Celebrate the fact you have, what many people wish they did.

 

[Dark Void]

It's going to fluctuate as mentioned and applications that report capacity aren't always 100% accurate. Using coconutBattery, if you check it a few days from now it may report 98% or even higher instead of the 97% it's displaying right now. It's nothing to worry about, the battery should last you a long time unless it is faulty and you will know if it's faulty or not.

 

[Nails1]

Hello all,
I've just bought my first macbook pro exactly 10 days ago. It's the standard 13" 2.9Ghz i7 macbook pro. I've used it only for 6 or 7 times till now (average of not more than half an hour each time), cause I'm busy these days and I don't have time to transfer and organise all of my files from my old pc. However I've downloaded an app called coconutBattery, It shows that the age of my mac is 4 weeks and the current capacity is 5599 mAh and the design capacity is 5770 which is 97%. Is that normal for a 10 days macbook? or let's say 4 weeks according to the coconutBattery app? I've googled the app and I've seen some people with 93% for a 1 year mac.

I copied this from the app, incase it helps you guys figure this out:
Current capacity: 5599mAh
Design capacity: 5770mAh
Mac model: MacBookPro9,2
Age of your Mac: 4 weeks
Battery load cycle: 2
battery temperature: 30.2 C
Battery power usage: 8.8 Watt

Thanks in advance and I really appreciate your help.

Mine was 97% right out of the box. I just figured anything close to 100% was normal.

 

[cut85]

Thank you guys for the help.

I think I'm just being paranoid. My previous Iphone was dead after 10 days of buying it. And the problem that where I live, there are no apple stores. So I had to wait for 4 months till a friend went to Canada and replaced it. Shipping it to the States or Canada would cost not less than 300$ and when they ship it back, I can't claim it unless I pay customs and tax.

Thanks again