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How Many Cycles Does a MacBook Battery Last
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Hey ya'll ive got a black macbook ive had mine for a bout 30 or so months.
My mom has the same just white.
Mine black has 100% health and 254 cycles
my moms has 98% and 800 some cycles
should she be worried
Hey ya'll ive got a black macbook ive had mine for a bout 30 or so months.
My mom has the same just white.
Mine black has 100% health and 254 cycles
my moms has 98% and 800 some cycles
should she be worried
rofl look at this:
Current Battery Capacity:
5041 mAh
Original Battery Capacity:
5020 mAh
then underneath 100%
Battery Loadcycles: 71
Is this good? 5 Months Old apparently, although I only got in May.
Current Battery Capacity:
5041 mAh
Original Battery Capacity:
5020 mAh
then underneath 100%
Battery Loadcycles: 71
Is this good? 5 Months Old apparently, although I only got in May.
All the batteries start out above their rated capacity. My new battery in my Macbook is currently at 5326mAh and rated is 5020mAh. This is after 71 cycles.
7 Cycles // 100%
I've only turned off my MBP like twice(I got it this week). I usually plug it in when it gives me the battery warning.
I've only turned off my MBP like twice(I got it this week). I usually plug it in when it gives me the battery warning.
After 150 cycles my battery is down to only 50% health according to iStatPro. Seems like mine is on the weaker end of the battery life range.
I will see if I can get it replaced under my Apple Care next month.
Anyone know what their standard procedure is for this? Am I eligible or it that considered normal wear and tear?
I will see if I can get it replaced under my Apple Care next month.
Anyone know what their standard procedure is for this? Am I eligible or it that considered normal wear and tear?
Just a note I now know from watching my father use his laptop recently that if you only partially drain and plug the battery in and never fully drain the battery you can get your brand new battery down to 70% in just a couple weeks.
After I had him reset the PMU and do a few full drain and recharge cycles it came back up to 95% but would not recover fully. Personally I think this means despite the battery supposedly not needing regular full draining it actually does. The people with a several hundred cycles and near 100% battery all seem to have the same process of draining the battery completely before recharging.
After I had him reset the PMU and do a few full drain and recharge cycles it came back up to 95% but would not recover fully. Personally I think this means despite the battery supposedly not needing regular full draining it actually does. The people with a several hundred cycles and near 100% battery all seem to have the same process of draining the battery completely before recharging.
Yeah I'm aware of that but my statement is based on experience and reading others experience. From what I can tell every few months is far too long every few weeks is too long. I would say at most ever couple charge cycles.
I basically do one drain each day then let it charge overnight.
My last battery did about 610 cycles (26 months old) and was ~60% health.
It was nearly 100% at 400 charges then gradually faded away until 60% health @600 cycles, were it doesn't really service my needs as my daily computer.
I'm @ 18 cycles now and 98% health.
My last battery did about 610 cycles (26 months old) and was ~60% health.
It was nearly 100% at 400 charges then gradually faded away until 60% health @600 cycles, were it doesn't really service my needs as my daily computer.
I'm @ 18 cycles now and 98% health.
My little comp is nearly 2.5 years old, I have never calibrated the battery and Currently it is at
Cycle count: 619
Original Battery Capacity: 5020mAH
Current Battery Capacity: 4022mAH
So it's not as great a some of yours, but I'm proud of my little comp none the less
Cycle count: 619
Original Battery Capacity: 5020mAH
Current Battery Capacity: 4022mAH
So it's not as great a some of yours, but I'm proud of my little comp none the less
here's my stats on a Feb. 2008 MBP 2.5GHz 8600M GT 512MB
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to attach a window of your stats just do command-shift 4 then hit spacebar and click inside the window you want to capture, then attach here using "manage attachments" (after you click reply, under additional options.)
