I just got my new MacBook Pro, but when I turned it on, charged it up, and got some of my apps installed I noticed something. The battery health was at 98% normal straight out of the box new. Is this normal?
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MBP Battery Health
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FWIW: If it drops below 80% with less than 300 charge cycles while still under warranty, Apple WILL replace it.
My Battery is at 56% percent capacity after 57 charge cycles. A call to Apple support this morning, and a replacement battery is arriving via FedEx tomorrow (evidently they do saturday delivery).
My Battery is at 56% percent capacity after 57 charge cycles. A call to Apple support this morning, and a replacement battery is arriving via FedEx tomorrow (evidently they do saturday delivery).
I may need to do that. My battery is at 91% health after the calibration. That's just 2 cycles as well.
What is the result of calibrating the battery? Does is prolong the battery's life, or is it simply for your battery meter to be accurate? If you don't calibrate and your battery meter says 95% for example, will you still get the same amount of time from your battery as you would if it was calibrated?
What is warranty?
I have the 3 year apple care, so whole way through, or is the battery a different time frame?
Cheers
Any answer to my questions? I don't fully understand the calibration and I want to know if it is necessary to do right out of the box.