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How to charge macbook pro 13 inch battery

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tml.chelseafc

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So I finally got my macbook pro a little while ago (a few days)

I calibrated it for the first time and since the 2 days I have it, I have charged it 2 times and each time it lasted for about 5 hours. I was installing a LOT of stuff... Is this normal? and is there a limit to how many times I should be charging it per week?

Also, at what percentage should I connect the power adapter?

Thanks and sorry I know there are a of of battery questions but its free to post a thread and it costs hundreds if you are doing something wrong..

Also I just installed cocunot battery, and it is giving me a health of 98% and 2 weeks old. I just bought it 2 days ago :confused:
 
And if you constantly stare at any battery stat monitor you'll drive yourself nuts. 98% is not bad even after 2 days.
 
Just charge it. Playing the stupid games with plugging it in at certain points really is just a waste of time and effort. You have a high-capacity battery: take advantage of it and the fact that it won't degrade as quickly. Heck, I'm using a three year old battery with over 400 cycles and system profiler still reports 93% capacity.
 
It says 2 weeks old even though you bought it 2 days ago because it was made 2 weeks ago.
 
miles01110 said:
It's probably not even 98%. Battery software always has some intrinsic error.
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Totally, mine jumps around from 100 to 98 back to 100 and I have 456 cycles already. It's usually at 100% though, that's what it currently is.
 

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designgeek said:
Totally, mine jumps around from 100 to 98 back to 100 and I have 456 cycles already. It's usually at 100% though, that's what it currently is.
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that is impressive; the fact that it hasn't degraded to ~80%. what machine do you have? how many charge cycles do you go through per day? do you ever calibrate your battery?
 
Macbook Pro 13" here too, question:

hey fellas

I just got a macbook pro 13" in too as well. I have the same question as the guy that posted this. How many times per day should I be charging my macbook pro 13" and how many times per week? I already did the calibration for my laptop on the first day.

I've already have 3 count cycles for two days. Is that good?!

What applications should I be downloading that is helpful for my macbook pro 13" and for school as well?

Can I leave my charger in the the laptop for how many hours? :D Thanks guys.

:apple:,
Chris.
 
Is there any applications that I need to download?



Another thing? the backlit light, for the keyboard, should I manually turn it off or leave it on the way it was before?
 
battery possible issue?

Anyone experiencing battery charging issue? It may not even be an issue but I've fully charged my macbook pro 13" when I turned on the laptop it says 100% but quickly shows 99% even though I've charged it fully. Should I remove the a/c adapter? I've had total of 4 count cycle since June 9th of 2010 when I bought my macbook pro 13". Is that a bad sign? I hope someone gets back to me with answers cos I'm clueless of how to use the batteries. I don't want anything bad happening to a 1K+ device. Thanks fellas.
:apple:, chris.
 
tml.chelseafc said:
So I finally got my macbook pro a little while ago (a few days)

I calibrated it for the first time and since the 2 days I have it, I have charged it 2 times and each time it lasted for about 5 hours. I was installing a LOT of stuff... Is this normal? and is there a limit to how many times I should be charging it per week?

Also, at what percentage should I connect the power adapter?

Thanks and sorry I know there are a of of battery questions but its free to post a thread and it costs hundreds if you are doing something wrong..

Also I just installed cocunot battery, and it is giving me a health of 98% and 2 weeks old. I just bought it 2 days ago :confused:
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When you are near a plug socket plug your MBP in.

When you are away from a socket don't plug it in.

That's it.

Easy eh?

And to be a little less flippant don't worry about coconut's reports. My MBP's batt stats went up to around 106% worth of power when it was new, then it went down to 98% and I freaked. But I was told on here that it was all normal, and sure enough they were right. My batt goes from 100% to 98% all the time. It is normal.

Just forget all you heard in days of yore about how to care for a rechargeable battery, it's all irrelevant.

As I said when at home plug it in, when not don't.

doris
 
Thanks Doris!

I'm less worried now. I've been like watching my every move with my new 1K+ device lol. Thanks again! Also, what are the applications I should download for my macbook pro?
 
MBP13Guy25 said:
What's Transmission?
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BitTorrent client, found out via a search engine.

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MBP13Guy25 said:
Anyone experiencing battery charging issue? It may not even be an issue but I've fully charged my macbook pro 13" when I turned on the laptop it says 100% but quickly shows 99% even though I've charged it fully. Should I remove the a/c adapter? I've had total of 4 count cycle since June 9th of 2010 when I bought my macbook pro 13". Is that a bad sign? I hope someone gets back to me with answers cos I'm clueless of how to use the batteries. I don't want anything bad happening to a 1K+ device. Thanks fellas.
:apple:, chris.
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You're fine. I've had my new 15" i7 MBP (showing 100% atm though) as well as my old MB say 98/99% while plugged in. I don't exactly know the reason behind it, but I think its pretty normal.
 
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