How many charge cycles have you gone through (MBA only)?

[ducatiti]

...and please provide the age of your system.

- 3 weeks
- 3 cycles

I mainly use this system while lying down so I have a powers source most of the time. I plan to run it down to 10% twice a month, maybe.

 

[crazyxzer0]

2 months
25 cycles
96% battery health.
6432mAh

I usually use it on the charger at work, and at home I use it lightly without the charger from 7pm-1130pm.

 

[CatsTide]

where do you get this info?

 

[drsox]

Age : 11 months
Cycles : 164
Health : 90%

Info from iStat Pro

 

[cedwhatev]

Age: 13 months
Cycles: 59
Battery Health: 92%

 

[wditters]

13 weeks
25 cycles
Battery health 97%

 

[twintin]

2 month
16 cycles

 

[GGJstudios]

I mainly use this system while lying down so I have a powers source most of the time. I plan to run it down to 10% twice a month, maybe.

Run on battery whenever you need to and plug it in whenever you can. You can plug or unplug any time you need to, regardless of the charged percentage, and you never need to completely drain your battery. Just make sure you don't run on AC power exclusively, as your battery needs to be used regularly to stay healthy. Running a few hours on battery every few days should be sufficient. The link below should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions. If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend you take the time to read it.

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

 

[psavage]

MBA 3,1
Cycles - 416
Age - 23 months
Bat capacity - 91%

 

[Spoonz]

Age: 3 months ish
Health: 95%
Cycles: 102

 

[Chipg]

almost 14 months, 117 cycles, health is 93%

 

[Freddie220]

3 months
107 cycles
95% Health

 

[BigMcGuire]

7 Months
96% Health
32 Cycles

Plugged in most of the time. Yes, I drain to 50% once or twice a month or on the weekends when I forget to bring charger cord to weekend job. 2011 13' Air.

 

[Vandefilm]

What happens when your cycles are 'up'? (im a new mac-user)

 

[Macman45]

MBA 2011 Ultimate
1 year

54 cycles
Battery Health 96%

I still get around 7.5 hours on a charge and there is a 3% error in these battery monitoring apps anyway.

 

[GGJstudios]

What happens when your cycles are 'up'? (im a new mac-user)

Nothing. Mac notebook batteries are designed to retain up to 80% of their health (maximum capacity) for up to 1000 cycles. Whether your cycles exceed that or whether your health drops below 80%, the battery is still usable. You just won't get as much life from a charge. I encourage you to read the Battery FAQ I posted earlier in this thread.

 

[cschmelz]

MacBookAir 3,2
Age 18 moths
Cycles 165

Design 6700 mAh
Current 5940 mAh

 

[tomaseriksson]

I have pretty low charge count:

More impressive uptime though when I check the internal HDD's Power On Hours:

 

[needfx]

I'll care when charges will last less than 1,5hrs

in the mean time

mba 11"
202 cycles
90%
purchased 25Oct11

 

[needfx]

where do you get this info?

google: coconut battery

freeware

 

[calvol]

2010 13" Air
18 mos old
270 cycles
93% health

Used daily 2-6 hours, mostly on power source. Run battery down 1x month, shut down nightly....

 

[needfx]

More impressive uptime though when I check the internal HDD's Power On Hours:
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all-you-can-melt-apalooza

 

[razmarino]

2011mba11"ultimate 11months old
326 cycles, 95% health

 

[Duncs65]

MBA 2010 3,2

17 Months Old

Capacity 93%

185 Cycles

 

[Jobsian]

Age: 3 months ish
Health: 95%
Cycles: 102

wow. I thought mine was high at 90 after approx 3 months. In terms of rate, you win so far.