Hi, I am having a problem with my black macbooks battery. It seems that when the battery gets below 20% or so and I shut down the computer and I do not plug in the power adapter, the next time I try to start it up it will be dead even if it had about and hour of battery life left when it was shut down. I have to plug in the adapter in order to turn it back on. This doesn't seem to happen when the battery is charged above 50% before shut down. I don't know why but the battery is losing power even when it is shut down.
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Mackbook (Black) Battery Problems
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How old is the battery? How many powercycles does it have? What is the remaining capacity of the battery?
Depending on how old your BlackBook is, they've had a recall out for MB batteries for some time. Try to stop-by the nearest Apple Store and get an exchange for a new battery. Coconut Battery is a free download, so google it and you can really get the low-down on your battery problem. 