Do I have a defective battery on my MacBook pro 13"?

[iRalph]

Hi, 3 days ago I got a MacBook Pro 13" as an early birthday present to replace my old 13" mbp that got stolen.

On my previous MacBook pro (Late 2011) I never cared about the battery and always charged it overnight and I would get 5-6 hours which was enough and I never plugged it in during the day.

With this new MacBook pro I really want to take more care of it and especially take care of the battery, I've searched through the forum and found mixed options on whether I should let my computer always plugged in (Since I really never go out with it) or charge it, let the battery drain, charge it again and so on. So thats m first question:

- Should it always be plugged in or should I charge it, drain it and then charge it again.

The other concern I'm having is that I downloaded an app from the Mac App Store called: Battery Doctor. and it says my battery capacity is in 99% Original Max: 5770 mAh Current Max: 5736... After only 3 days! So my other question is:

- Did my battery come defective?

Im really worried because I think loosing 1% of battery capacity in just 3 days is really bad, it also says I have 5 cycles...

Thank you so much and I'm sorry for my english in this post, I'm 14 and English is not my main language.

 

[yusukeaoki]

No battery indicator is not accurate sometimes.
Its not a defective battery.

Plus I leave my Mac plugged in all the time.
I sometimes use the battery but not that often, 90 charge cycles after 1 year and 7 months.

And please search the thread for these posts.
There are so many posts about "Battery low, defective battery?"
or "should I charge it all the time?"

Go to the search forums on the top right and type in battery.
You will get tons of similar posts.

 

[charlieegan3]

there are so many threads about this, your battery is fine.

 

[yusukeaoki]

there are so many threads about this, your battery is fine.

I agree.
Its coming to the point where it gets ridiculous to see these every day...

 

[charlieegan3]

I agree.
Its coming to the point where it gets ridiculous to see these every day...

I can understand why people get worried, but I can't understand why it puts them in so much of a panic that they loose the ability to search.

mine has dipped to around 95% average since july, which is a little worrying...