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Is it bad I'm raking up Cycles?
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Did you even read the thread? Look at post #23 and the link in post #7. That info was already posted in another thread you started on this topic 5 days ago. Try reading responses that people take the time to post.
There are more important things in life to worry about than "battery health". Charge and unplug as you need to. End of story 
My Macbook is about 20 months old, has 433 cycles, and according to Coconut Battery had an original battery 4100 mAh.
Current battery capacity? 4208 mAh. Don't worry about cycling it.
Edit: I know this is for a Macbook and not a MBP, but I was browsing this forum and decided to post about my Macbook pre-Pro status.
Current battery capacity? 4208 mAh. Don't worry about cycling it.
Edit: I know this is for a Macbook and not a MBP, but I was browsing this forum and decided to post about my Macbook pre-Pro status.
wthh lol. how do u guys keep ur battery at such high %....mine varies between 94-96...never higher
If it's showing more than 100%, you need to calibrate, as the reading is inaccurate.
12 months 297 cycles still 93% and still easily get a full days run time out of it
dont worry about your battery just use your laptop
dont worry about your battery just use your laptop
ive calibrated twice and mine is still also more than original capacity.
the original capacity is only an estimate, it can always be a little more or less that that in reality. im one of the lucky ones.
Shameless Plug.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/902299/
Post your count if you wanna compare.
And my pro is a few months old and I have a bunch of cycles. I think Apple states 1000 cycles or something before it dips below 80%.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/902299/
Post your count if you wanna compare.
And my pro is a few months old and I have a bunch of cycles. I think Apple states 1000 cycles or something before it dips below 80%.
Cycle count: 627
Condition: Replace Soon
The laptop is a couple months over 4 years old. But the battery is about 2 years old, I'm guessing. Still getting a couple of hours out of it, but it no longer stays fully charged. It cycles between charging and charged when it gets to 100%. Not too worried about it, I just use the thing.
Condition: Replace Soon
The laptop is a couple months over 4 years old. But the battery is about 2 years old, I'm guessing. Still getting a couple of hours out of it, but it no longer stays fully charged. It cycles between charging and charged when it gets to 100%. Not too worried about it, I just use the thing.
Only on a mac related forum would people be concerned about using a laptop as it designed to be used (unplugged). You guys kill me sometimes
I do admit that I have OCD with many of my Apple products as well....
I do admit that I have OCD with many of my Apple products as well....
You guys have amazing battery health. I just got mine a few days ago, only have 5 cycles. But my health is dropping all the time, seems like I'm doing something wrong. I calibrated first day, then used it normally. When it was around 30 percent, I charged it, then repeated.
Lately I've been using it on the charger more often, yet the health dropped from 100 to 98 to 97. At this rate its on course to drop to like 70 by the end of the month lol
Any tips?
Lately I've been using it on the charger more often, yet the health dropped from 100 to 98 to 97. At this rate its on course to drop to like 70 by the end of the month lol
Any tips?
It's a "use it or lose it" situation with batteries. My first pre-unibody MBP battery was 11 months old with 17 cycles when I had to replace it. I changed my usage after that and the new battery was showing 97% after over 100 cycles when I sold the laptop a year later.
It's not a direct decline. As the link I posted in post #7 of this thread will tell you, your battery health varies both up and down over time. Read the link.