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My MacBook is on 98% capacity with 29 cycles and have for 14 months. Is this battery capacity is normal?
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Wish I were as fortunate...MacBook Pro M1 14" Max, delivered nine months ago with 70 cycles reported.
Doesn't 98% after more than a year of use sound good to you?
You hardly use the battery so you should be fine for years.
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Keeping your device plugged in a lot generally leads to good results on cycle count/capacity readings.
Only if you have the optimized battery on or use programs to keep it at around 80%. If you keep it topped off all the time then that leads to degradation of battery.
Well, I guess my factory installed battery is still rapidly degrading after 7 years.
Looking at OP's #, it seems like he has it plugged in most of the time too. Otherwise, he's cycle would've been much higher during the 14 mo. Maybe he has it plugged in too much
8 months 2 weeks since taking delivery of my MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021, M1 Max) and I'm at 85% capacity with 628 cycles.
8 months and 2 weeks is roughly 260 days - how do you end up with 628 cycles??
Draining and fully recharging the battery more than 2 times every day?
2021 MBP M1 Pro 16. I use it almost exclusively on battery. I start charging in the 15% to 20% range, and typically charge it to between 90% and 100%.
Date, Cycles, Percentage
2021-12-31, 01, 100%
2022-02-10, 11, 100%
2022-02-28, 18, 100%
2022-03-16, 25, 100%
2022-03-27, 33, 99%
2022-04-16, 48, 99%
2022-04-28, 54, 99%
2022-05-13, 59, 99%
2022-05-25, 66, 99%
2022-06-21, 82, 99%
2022-07-09, 92, 99%
2022-07-24, 98, 99%
Date, Cycles, Percentage
2021-12-31, 01, 100%
2022-02-10, 11, 100%
2022-02-28, 18, 100%
2022-03-16, 25, 100%
2022-03-27, 33, 99%
2022-04-16, 48, 99%
2022-04-28, 54, 99%
2022-05-13, 59, 99%
2022-05-25, 66, 99%
2022-06-21, 82, 99%
2022-07-09, 92, 99%
2022-07-24, 98, 99%