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How Many Cycles Does a MacBook Battery Last
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Hmm... I'm sure this ain't healthy, originally it was 5560mA now...
Well.. Your can still buy new batteries for the PowerBook Pismo, though you can buy then in store, so how many years is that? And if and when Apple stops making then, there's always 3rd party ;-)
Well.. Your can still buy new batteries for the PowerBook Pismo, though you can buy then in store, so how many years is that? And if and when Apple stops making then, there's always 3rd party ;-)
i've done 176 cycles and at 86% health on an 11 month old MBP. should i be asking for a new battery?
So I have 116 cycles, 10 month old Macbook Pro according to coconut. When my battery is less than 50% charged the health is 57%. At full charge it's usually about 70%. I was just using my MBP on battery when it was at 25% and suddenly jumped down to 10%.
I'm guessing this battery is toast. What's Apple's battery replacement policy? I don't have Apple Care. Will they just swap it out in-store or do I have to go through some ridiculous "we need to check your computer in for a diagnostic" deal and be a week or two without my computer.
I'm guessing this battery is toast. What's Apple's battery replacement policy? I don't have Apple Care. Will they just swap it out in-store or do I have to go through some ridiculous "we need to check your computer in for a diagnostic" deal and be a week or two without my computer.
do you run it all the way out before recharging? That is what I have been doing and I have close to 300 cycles and 100% health.
Sometimes, sometimes not, it's certainly not uncommon for me to empty the thing.
People worry about their precious batteries far too much. Just use the damn things. That's what they're designed for.
A note to all of you using coconutBattery on your 13" MacBooks running Leopard: coconutBattery seems to report the MacBook's battery capacity at 5020 mAh, when really it's 5200 mAh. I noticed that it changed when I upgraded to Leopard. You can just enter 5200 in the custom capacity in the cB prefs and it'll work just fine.
Since mine's not dead yet, I imagine these things last a really long time.
Since mine's not dead yet, I imagine these things last a really long time.
My 5 year old ibook original battery is going strong....have no idea of
how many cycles.
Used mostly plugged in, but I estimate it would still give me 1.5-2 hrs.
how many cycles.
Used mostly plugged in, but I estimate it would still give me 1.5-2 hrs.
Quite, considering the cost of the machine it's well worth it to use the damn thing as much as you can wherever you can.
I'm at 91% with 199 cycles.
My wife's 15" MBP was down to 63% after about 100 cycles. A Genius gave me a warranty replacement.
My wife's 15" MBP was down to 63% after about 100 cycles. A Genius gave me a warranty replacement.
Hey Race,
this is off topic but just curious as to how it is done. how did you have this comment underneath your every post?
"17" MBP, 2.33 GHz, 4GB, Scorpio 320; 23" ACD; iPhone
Racing is life! Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting! -- Steve McQueen"
this is off topic but just curious as to how it is done. how did you have this comment underneath your every post?
"17" MBP, 2.33 GHz, 4GB, Scorpio 320; 23" ACD; iPhone
Racing is life! Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting! -- Steve McQueen"
Go to User CP at the top of any forum page. Under Settings and Options, click on Edit Signature.
Before you test what your battery's capacity is, it's important to calibrate it properly:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
On my MBP (10 months old, 126 cycles), before calibration, Battery Health Monitor (also Coconut Battery) showed as low as 68%, even though I occasionally run it till the battery is almost dead.
After calibration, including disabling hibernation using Insomniax, and letting it sleep about 8 hours after it put itself to sleep (didn't have time to wait for it to shut down completely), it's showing 86% capacity - below on-track for Apple's expected 80% at 300 cycles.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
On my MBP (10 months old, 126 cycles), before calibration, Battery Health Monitor (also Coconut Battery) showed as low as 68%, even though I occasionally run it till the battery is almost dead.
After calibration, including disabling hibernation using Insomniax, and letting it sleep about 8 hours after it put itself to sleep (didn't have time to wait for it to shut down completely), it's showing 86% capacity - below on-track for Apple's expected 80% at 300 cycles.
