Battery replacement

[bcackerman]

Had the MBP for a little over a year now and only get about 2 hrs of charge. I've calibrated it and taken good care (189 cycles) and I have applecare for the 2 extra years.

Does anyone know of a way to get the battery replaced for nothing from apple?

 

[Corndog5595]

Download CoconutBattery and see what your health is. Sounds like you might have received a defective battery. If its under 80% health and 1000 (it might be 500 or less, not sure) they should be able to replace it for free.

 

[aeboi]

Had the MBP for a little over a year now and only get about 2 hrs of charge. I've calibrated it and taken good care (189 cycles) and I have applecare for the 2 extra years.

Does anyone know of a way to get the battery replaced for nothing from apple?

if your battery health is < 80% within 1000 cycles aka battery condition: replace

 

[GrizzleyT]

Take it to an apple store. They test the battery and can determine if it's 'healthy' (holds a good charge) 'spent' (deteriorating predictably) or 'bad' (deteriorated faster than it should).

If it's bad, and you're under warranty, it's a free replacement.

 

[djasterix]

189 cycles, less than 2 hrs charge = bad battery, take it for replacement...

 

[bcackerman]

I can get 3 hrs max if I turn off the wifi and all programs except Word or something. I downloaded iStats and it says 92% health, what do you think