I got my MBA in mid February. My battery health is down to 55%, after 186 charging cycles. My full charge capacity is down to 2816 mAh, from the original 5200 mAh. The condition is listed as "Check battery." I did a calibration last night, which didn't help anything. Is this normal? Anyone else have similar figures?
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Battery Health 55%
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Not sure about the batteries of MBAs, but that seems very abnormal. You should be over 80% battery under 300 cycles. That is Apple's warranty.
Ouch that's brutal.
I have 145 cycles and i'm still at 96%. I do a calibration about every month or two. Gen 1 btw. Also i find that every once in a while it will dip to as low as 93% but that keeping it on the charger for a day or so straight brings it right back up. Goodluck!
I have 145 cycles and i'm still at 96%. I do a calibration about every month or two. Gen 1 btw. Also i find that every once in a while it will dip to as low as 93% but that keeping it on the charger for a day or so straight brings it right back up. Goodluck!
^ Yea, I remember during the "Sony's Exploding Battery" era in 2006 or so, Apple called me about getting my battery exchanged since most iBook G4s had the Sony battery that was overheating and blowing up on people. In fact, my battery wasn't defected but still Apple bothered to call me. That is quality service, I was also out of AppleCare too, being over 1 year.
