I bought a MBP a year ago and the battery is down to 45% health. Considering that I use the computer pretty much daily (at least an hour a day, 2-3 on average), is this normal? I'm reading the reviews for the replacement battery on the Apple Store page and they're not encouraging.
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Battery life/health
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I have a 9 month old MBP.
14 cycles and it's at 93%.
I am not happy that it's at 93% already, but I guess I will have to wait to see what happens. It dropped from 98% to 93% in like a week.
14 cycles and it's at 93%.
I am not happy that it's at 93% already, but I guess I will have to wait to see what happens. It dropped from 98% to 93% in like a week.
I had the same thing happen to me..but when you run down the battery all the way and then charge it back up, the health will go back up to 97/98%
I had a similar problem. I had a 10 month old MacBook Pro. The battery was down to 40% health (according to Coconut Battery) with 80 cycles. It would only last 30 minutes, often shutting down altogether at 50% or 60%. I did not have AppleCare.
I called Apple, and they said they don't replace batteries (they are "consumables"). Later in the month I bought Apple Care for the MacBook Pro (within the one year requirement). Then, I called Apple back, and low-and -behold they were now willing to replace the battery. They overnighted me a new battery for free and I just had to send back the old one in the box.
So, if you have AppleCare, and the battery has low health (like 50% or lower) after a year (with 100 or less cycles), then you can get a replacement. Low cycles and the computer turning off while still saying it has 50-60% power are sure signs you've got a defective battery.
With no AppleCare, good luck getting them to replace it.
I called Apple, and they said they don't replace batteries (they are "consumables"). Later in the month I bought Apple Care for the MacBook Pro (within the one year requirement). Then, I called Apple back, and low-and -behold they were now willing to replace the battery. They overnighted me a new battery for free and I just had to send back the old one in the box.
So, if you have AppleCare, and the battery has low health (like 50% or lower) after a year (with 100 or less cycles), then you can get a replacement. Low cycles and the computer turning off while still saying it has 50-60% power are sure signs you've got a defective battery.
With no AppleCare, good luck getting them to replace it.