How old is your MacBook?

[brapmac740]

This is for MacBooks, not for your PowerBook - your PowerBook is NOT even a MacBooks ancestor 🙄.

LOL. Powerbook is to Macbook as "Neanderthal" is to " homo sapien..."

98 months wow, that would definitely be the chief of the neanderthal tribe though..

 

[captainmomo]

Mine is Old!! 1575 cycles great health though!

 

[eddiemoney85]

so i just bought this mac. paid $400 for it planning on using it for school. everything works perfectly except for the battery. it doesnt hold a charge. how is the best way to figure out if i need a new battery? and where should i get one at?

 

[DaveN]

It may be time

Well, my Macbook is 63 months old now and the screen is beginning to flicker when it tries to dim so it may be time for a replacement. I'll probably get a 13" macbook air but I really wish Apple had a 15" air.

 

[chrisman]

1 year
85%
208 Cycles

 

[acidfast7]

MacBook 5,1
32 months
710 cycles
3761 / 4100 (92%)

hoping to join the 1000-cycle club at some point.

 

[TheDrizzle-0]

mines is starting to say that I need to replace my battery, but heres what coconutbattery tells me 😀

 

[32samc]

Mac Model:MacBook 2'1

Age of Mac: 51months

Cycle count:1526

Battery capacity is 98%

Condition: Normal (according to coconut Battery)

Can any one tell me why my cycle count is high?

 

[Lehigh45]

13" Black MacBook

 

[ahbdesign]

MacBook 5,1
Age: 32 Months
391 Cycles
89% Capacity

I fear the capacity has dropped down since OS X Lion, as that does use more battery

 

[Amerabian]

Date: Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Subject: Your Amazon.com order has shipped

1 Apple MacBook Pro MC700LL

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[tomville]

Pretty darn old, but still chugging away like a champ.

 

[[DL]]

24 months and 169 battery load cycles. Wow, almost two years since I got this thing.

 

[AppleFanatic10]

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so i just bought this mac. paid $400 for it planning on using it for school. everything works perfectly except for the battery. it doesnt hold a charge. how is the best way to figure out if i need a new battery? and where should i get one at?

just buy a new battery from ebay.

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MacBook 5,1
Age: 32 Months
391 Cycles
89% Capacity

I fear the capacity has dropped down since OS X Lion, as that does use more battery

Lion actually does drop the battery life pretty bad. Many people are having this problem.

 

[ataboc]

November 2007. Santa Rosa.

When is it time for an upgrade?

I maxed mine out on ram and threw in an SSD. It does what I ask of it but the fans run most of the time.

I've taken the cover off and blew out the dust on the fan, but it still runs a lot!

Do I have wants or needs?

 

[darrennie]

 

[Mike0105]

Macbook 2.1
53 Months old
762 Cycles
95% of Capacity

Pretty good if for its age in my opinion
Mike

 

[DaveN]

Just an update... I'm at 68 months now. The battery is pretty well shot. The display flickers. Apple better hurry up with the Air update. Either that or I'll buy a new battery and deal with the flickering screen for another year or so...

 

[Macintosh-HD]

Pretty new...

 

[AppleFanatic10]

 

[matthewscott661]

I just updated from my MacBook Pro 1,1 which was 70 months old and had 827 cycles on the original battery, which left it at 17% health.

Now I have an off lease MacBook 6,1 that is 23 months old, whose battery is at 92 cycles and 87% health. It was used in a high school so the battery, and everything else for that matter, took quite a beating.

 

[ixodes]

20 months old.

I don't bother to check battery stats, I simply follow Apples usage guidelines & enjoy my MBP.

When the battery expires I'll simply replace it.

I get far too much pleasure and excellent performance from my Mac, to worry about the battery.

 

[LECTA]

49 months old MacBook Santa rosa.
Replaced the battery with a cheap one off eBay about 5 month ago. 95%

 

[east85]

Macbook 5,1
39 Months Old
105% o.o

Brand new battery.

 

[kaydot]

Just an update... I'm at 68 months now. The battery is pretty well shot. The display flickers. Apple better hurry up with the Air update. Either that or I'll buy a new battery and deal with the flickering screen for another year or so...

Oh I know the feeling...
MacBook 2,1
56 months
CrackedCase
DeadBattery (does not hold a charge)
DeadScreen (inverter or LCD)

It is permanently hooked up to an external monitor and gets a little cranky if I ask it to stream HD video.

I really, really, really just want the 2012 ivy bridge MBP to get here.