How do I take care of my Macbook Pro battery?

[MathiasVagni]

Hello,

I recently switched from a pc to mac and am very very happy with my new mac book pro.

Below are the specs:

Hersteller : Apple Computer
SKU :479Q382 Herst.-Nr.Z0GRMC026W88949377 EAN 9999999999999
Gruppe : Computersysteme - Notebooks - MAC Notebooks
Bezeichnung:
15,4" 2,93 GHz MacBookPro CTO - 15,4" 2,93 GHz MacBookPro CTO-Änderung: 2,93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo// Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 (2.93 GHz / 1066 MHz)/ 4 GB RAM (2x 2 GB)/ 15,4 "/ WXGA+ (1440 x 900 Pixel)/ NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT/ 320 GB HDD/ DVD-Multi (DL)/ WLAN 802.11n, LAN 10/100/1000/


My question is the following. I remember that on my IBM i had to every onec and a while let my battery completely drain (until my pc went off by itself) in order to keep the battery lifetime up and going. On my Mac I havent been doing so for the last week and Im asking myself if there is anything I shoudl keep in mind or look out for so that my macbook doesnt die on me in a couple of months and I have to then go out and get a new battery and stuff. Would also be greatfull if someone explained to me how to check my battery status (a kind of health check).

Thank you in advance,

 

[Zawamura]

Apple recomends calibrating the battery about once per month.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490

http://www.apple.com/batteries/ Also has some tips.

 

[guydude193]

Apple recomends calibrating the battery about once per month.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490

http://www.apple.com/batteries/ Also has some tips.

Well, depending on how much you use it. I think it's once if you use it without the charger a lot, and twice if you keep it on your desk. (That's per month )