Battery life

[zeiter]

My macbook pro with 504 cycles shows 75% health?? Is this normal? Is there a way I can make it better or I have to call apple?

Thanks

 

[scaredpoet]

How old is your MBP?

Only way to "fix" it is to call Apple (unless you want to pay for a new battery and do the replacement yourself). If the MBP is still under warranty, they have a formula for figuring out if the battery needs to be replaced. I got my battery swapped out under warranty after it fell to 50% capacity after less than 100 charge cycles. Not sure if 75% after 500+ charge cycles will trigger a free replacement though.

 

[alphaod]

If your computer has a replaceable battery, you won't be getting a free replacement from Apple. Those batteries are rated to 300 cycles, so you're doing pretty well at over 500 cycles and 75% health.

 

[striatedglutes]

Do you notice a definite change in battery performance at those statistics?

 

[zeiter]

thanks, i was just making sure it was alright..anyways, prolly gonna buy a new laptop this year!