Macbook Finished Charging After First Use... What Now?

[JamerTheProgram]

Hello!
I am now a proud owner of a Macbook Pro 15 2012 non retina 2.6! 😀
Got it today and I wanted to do a small bit of Minecraft on it so I plugged it in on my first boot so I could use the Nvidia 650 in it. The Mac says its fully charged. Does this mean I can unplug it now?
Also, can I use the Nvidia 650 on battery and get about an hours life out of it?
Thanks! 😀

 

[GGJstudios]

I plugged it in on my first boot so I could use the Nvidia 650 in it. The Mac says its fully charged. Does this mean I can unplug it now?

You can run with it plugged in or unplugged. It will not overcharge. Run on battery whenever you need to and plug it in whenever you can. You can plug or unplug at any time, regardless of the charged percentage. Just make sure you don't run on AC power all the time, as your battery needs to be used regularly to stay healthy. This should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions:

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

 

[miles01110]

You can unplug it whenever you want. It's your computer, remember?

 

[JamerTheProgram]

You can unplug it whenever you want. It's your computer, remember?

Good grief, I forgot all about that! 😛
Nah, I ment would it do any battery damage for me to take it off charge for the first time.

 

[AppleDApp]

It's your computer, remember?

Or that's what Apple wants you to believe.

 

[GGJstudios]

Nah, I ment would it do any battery damage for me to take it off charge for the first time.

No, it can't damage your battery to plug or unplug it at any time.

 

[JamerTheProgram]

No, it can't damage your battery to plug or unplug it at any time.

Even after the first run of the machine was run off of a power adapter?

 

[Outkast27]

Hello!
I am now a proud owner of a Macbook Pro 15 2012 non retina 2.6! 😀
Got it today and I wanted to do a small bit of Minecraft on it so I plugged it in on my first boot so I could use the Nvidia 650 in it. The Mac says its fully charged. Does this mean I can unplug it now?
Also, can I use the Nvidia 650 on battery and get about an hours life out of it?
Thanks! 😀

Prepared to be grilled bro...

 

[GGJstudios]

Even after the first run of the machine was run off of a power adapter?

It doesn't matter in the slightest.

 

[JamerTheProgram]

It doesn't matter in the slightest.

Oh good. I thought it didn't. Sometimes they advise you drain the battery and then recharge it.

 

[GGJstudios]

Oh good. I thought it didn't. Sometimes they advise you drain the battery and then recharge it.

That's not required with current Mac notebooks. I highly recommend that you read the Battery FAQ.

 

[JamerTheProgram]

That's not required with current Mac notebooks. I highly recommend that you read the Battery FAQ.

Hell yeah! Thats great.
Just thought I would double check.
Thanks! 🙂

 

[Dangerous Theory]

Should get more than an hour just playing minecraft (why you'd want to play this is another question!)