Is having more than 75 battery cycles on 3 months old laptop normal?

[ahmedouvix]

I bought my 2017 MBP 15" in september. right now i checked my battery cycles and it's 75 cycles. i am shocked as i saw some 2015 laptop having less than that....

is that normal? what can i do to decrease the amount of cycles?

i checked the health and it's still 100%

 

[Modernape]

I would have 90 cycles in that time, as I use mine all day every day.

 

[Weaselboy]

what can i do to decrease the amount of cycles?

Other than just leaving it plugged in and not using it on battery as much... nothing you can do.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

I bought my 2017 MBP 15" in september. right now i checked my battery cycles and it's 75 cycles. i am shocked as i saw some 2015 laptop having less than that....

is that normal? what can i do to decrease the amount of cycles?

i checked the health and it's still 100%

That's normal if you use it on battery a lot. its rated for over 80% capacity at a 1000 cycles, don't worry about it its there to be used on battery as a laptop a battery is a consumable item just get apple to replace the battery when you need a new one in 4-5 years time.

 

[leman]

Of course its normal. The more you use the laptop, the more cycles the battery will have. I get more then one cycle per day. The battery will still last for years.

 

[ZapNZs]

I bought my 2017 MBP 15" in september. right now i checked my battery cycles and it's 75 cycles. i am shocked as i saw some 2015 laptop having less than that....

is that normal? what can i do to decrease the amount of cycles?

It is completely normal depending on usage. However, cycle count says very, very, very little about battery health.

i checked the health and it's still 100%

Much like cycle count, this isn't always a good approximation of health.






I'm far from an expert here, but here are some things I've learned about LITHIUM cells...

• The battery will wear no matter what.
• If convenient, recharge your battery once it hits around 75% - Light discharges place less wear on the battery than deep discharges, and lithium cells do not have a memory effect. If you use the battery frequently and only run it down say from full capacity to three-quarter capacity and then recharge, this places little wear on the battery and in some cases may prolong life more than simply leaving it in a constant fully-charged state.
• Frequently running your battery down to the point of being near empty will shorten the service life significantly - Deep discharges place a huge amount of wear on lithium cells. For example, running the battery down to only 5% remaining capacity and recharging it just one time could place more wear on the battery than running it down to 75% capacity and recharging it 10, 20, or 30+ times. Apple cycle counts DO NOT DIRECTLY REFLECT THE SPECIFIC DEPTH OF DISCHARGE! What one company/Maker defines as a cycle may also differ from another. Consequently, cycle counts say only a limited amount regarding battery wear.
• Leaving your battery at extremely low or empty capacity is one of the worst things you can do, and doing this often will rapidly reduce the battery's service life - Long periods at very low capacity causes rapid wear - in some cases, this can destroy the battery.
• Applications that report on battery health statistics are not necessarily accurate. Further, the metrics that the battery reports (such as a health %) can fluctuate somewhat on a day-to-day basis - The value of these battery metrics are IMO limited, and the biggest single indicator of battery health should be the real-world runtime.