Macbook battery suckage?

[Kitrik]

Is this normal? Will Apple give me a new battery? My battery is at 47% capacity after 10 battery-loadcycles.

 

[tweakers_suck]

Did you ever calibrate your battery? If not, try that first.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284

 

[Warbrain]

Take that battery in.

 

[xfiftyfour]

That is definitely not normal...

 

[CoMpX]

They will surely replace it. I complained because mine was at 90% after less than a year, and they replaced it free.

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

My battery on my 12 inch G4 Powerbook is about 3 months of use old, probably 5 months of life old. My capacity of the battery (as reported by CoconutBattery) is 100%. Is this normal, or is there something wrong with the reporting of the program?

 

[dreamreaver]

My black Macbook is at 10 cycles too, i just calibrated it and it's at 61% (or ~3100 mAh). =(

 

[Star Destroyer]

Calibratied, 44 cycles, 2months 93%.... Not ideal, but about normal?

 

[Fisheke]

3 months old, 36 loadcycles and 99% remaining. Ya'll should take better care of our battery.

 

[benthewraith]

91% after 4 months of use. Calibrated once incorrectly (used Powerbook method instead of MBP/MB method). 81 load/cycles.

 

[psxguru]

99% capacity, 63 loadcycles, 3 months

 

[Star Destroyer]

How do you take 'better care' of your battery?

If i calibrated it again would it improve on the 93% ?

 

[dreamreaver]

yeah, teach me how to take better care of my black MB battery, i would really like to learn.

 

[Kitrik]

It appears that it was a fluke reading. The capacity is back up to 97% on coconut battery... However, I too am interested in how to properly take care of my battery to preserve its life for as long as I can! Do tell if you know!

 

[MRU]

What I find weird with coconut is that my battery on my macbook says

'original battery capacity' 5200 mAh
'current battery capacity' 5403 mAh

???

How is that possible

 

[rmbrown09]

poor 2006
look what we have now a days