Pulled the trigger this evening and picked up a 17" 2.66Ghz matte from the apple store. Going through the battery calibration as I type, and I'm noticing that the cycle count is 8. Is this normal? or did I get a returned/refurbed unit? Packaging wise the box looked new and sealed up with tape. Apart from that, I'm really enjoying the new machine!
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Brand new 17" unibody with a cycle count of 8?
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I figured that could have been what happened. Upgrading from my ancient 17" Dell Inspiron 9400, I can't believe how cool this thing runs. Now to just try and get hold of a drive upgrade!
I figured that could have been what happened. Upgrading from my ancient 17" Dell Inspiron 9400, I can't believe how cool this thing runs. Now to just try and get hold of a drive upgrade!
manufacturer always run a few battery test before letting it go- just enjoy your new toy
But 8? Mine only had one when I first checked it, and that was a day after I first used it.
Yeah the 8 does seem a little high now... but apart from that I can't fault anything else with the laptop so I'm totally happy with the purchase.
I would get it replaced!
I had to get 3 replacements on mine because of various issue and all of them didn't even have 1 cycle on them.
I had to get 3 replacements on mine because of various issue and all of them didn't even have 1 cycle on them.
First, congrats to you on your new laptop.
Hmmm . . . 8 battery cycles for a new laptop does seem a bit high. You may wish to make an inquiry. However, if everything is running well, you should simply enjoy your new MBP. Enjoy!
Hmmm . . . 8 battery cycles for a new laptop does seem a bit high. You may wish to make an inquiry. However, if everything is running well, you should simply enjoy your new MBP. Enjoy!
manufacturer always run a few battery test before letting it go- just enjoy your new toy
Not for me. My replacement UMBP had 0 cycles. My first one had 3.
Are you serious? Just because all of your batteries needed to be replaced and all of them didn't even have 1 cycle doesn't mean that there's a trend. Mine came with 5 cycles, but really who cares. If there's a problem, then you can get it fixed in the future. Just because your batter has gone through a couple cycles doesn't mean its a defective batter. As I've said in other threads, I would actually be glad that my battery came with a couple cycles. It probably means that they used your machine as the test machine out of the batch. Thats a good thing because it means that it passed the test.
to OP: Don't worry about it. An extra 8 cycles won't do it any harm.
Both of my uMBP and my mate's uMBP came with 0 cycles from new. I've always assumed they should come with 0 cycles on them.