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if my MBA is charged from 0% to 100% every single day, how long will it last?

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Jaranson

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if my MBA is charged from 0% to 100% every single day, how long will it last?

my previous laptop, a HP Envy, lasted less than 16 months before I had to
but a new battery. It was used several hours daily for work and other stuff.

I anticipate the same amount of usage for my new MBA.

If the battery goes kaput before the 1-year warranty ends, will Apple replace
it? (or within the 3-year AppleCare plan?)

Thanks!
 
That will be 1 cycle a day and we expect the Air's battery to go 800-1000 cycles so that's like 2.5-3 years..

Am not up on latest battery tech but I just read a disturbing article that says a Wintel machine don't guarantee u beyond 300 cycles!
 
Also to comment on your applecare, apple will not replace the battery for free unless there's a defect. So basically if you kill it and it's within normal conditions, you're going to have to pay for a new one
 
Mrbobb said:
That will be 1 cycle a day and we expect the Air's battery to go 800-1000 cycles so that's like 2.5-3 years..

Am not up on latest battery tech but I just read a disturbing article that says a Wintel machine don't guarantee u beyond 300 cycles!
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This is slightly misleading, because Apple doesn't officially guarantee them for 800-1000 cycles under warranty even with Applecare. I can't find the official policy, but the topic has come up before. It's probably something along the lines of they'll replace a defective battery free of charge, just not a worn out battery.
 
Batteries are a consumable item, like lead in a pencil.

Jaranson said:
if my MBA is charged from 0% to 100% every single day, how long will it last?

my previous laptop, a HP Envy, lasted less than 16 months before I had to
but a new battery. It was used several hours daily for work and other stuff.

I anticipate the same amount of usage for my new MBA.

If the battery goes kaput before the 1-year warranty ends, will Apple replace
it? (or within the 3-year AppleCare plan?)

Thanks!
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This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts, such as batteries, unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship;

Once the kool aid empty time to buy another glass.

Did you really have to ask? Really
 
Jedi Master said:
This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts, such as batteries, unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship;

Once the kool aid empty time to buy another glass.

Did you really have to ask? Really
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the battery seems ridiculously easy to replace... does Apple or 3rd party sell it for the MBA?
 
I think it is $129 to have apple replace the battery. I had to buy a replacement for a daughter's HP computer... and it was about the same price (I think $139).

/Jim
 
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