New 13" Macbook Air Battery issue.

[celi8071]

Just got my new 13" Macbook Air base model. Love it, however the battery states it is on its 11th cycle and at 97 percent health. A brand new computer should not have a battery that is on its 11th cycle. Does this sound familiar? Should I return for another one?

Thanks

 

[PaulWog]

Just got my new 13" Macbook Air base model. Love it, however the battery states it is on its 11th cycle and at 97 percent health. A brand new computer should not have a battery that is on its 11th cycle. Does this sound familiar? Should I return for another one?

Thanks

You could've had a quality-control unit from a lot. That would simply mean that before it was packaged, it was tested a bit in factory (not like a user taking it home, but running a piece of quality control software). That's simply a guess though; I haven't a clue if Apple actually does quality control on fully assembled computers.

If you feel weird about it, bring it back with all the packaging and whatnot and make a return.

 

[infobhan]

Just got my new 13" Macbook Air base model. Love it, however the battery states it is on its 11th cycle and at 97 percent health. A brand new computer should not have a battery that is on its 11th cycle. Does this sound familiar? Should I return for another one?

Thanks

No - think about it. Is this even an issue? What if you return it and get one with a real issue? It's not worth it. Maybe it was tested - who cares. If it works, it's fine. One month and you'll have a lot more cycles.

 

[ECUpirate44]

The percentage is normal behavior. That number will fluctuate often and should be taken with a grain of salt. GGJYstudios will post the notebook battery FAQ any min now. I would do it myself, but I'm on the iPad

As far as the cycle count, that's a bit wonky.

 

[KPOM]

No - think about it. Is this even an issue? What if you return it and get one with a real issue? It's not worth it. Maybe it was tested - who cares. If it works, it's fine. One month and you'll have a lot more cycles.

It sounds like the OP might have gotten an open box unit. If so, he should have gotten an open box price. A new Mac should have 1 battery cycle, not 11, so I'd have no qualms asking about it at the store. I wouldn't necessarily return it, but I'd want to know for sure if that's what happened.

 

[dawnrazor]

Cycle count of 0 for my 1.8 13" that I got yesterday - 99% health - mate this isn't an issue. You just got a quality control model from the assembly line - which means it's a keeper... Total non issue

 

[Ach111es]

Gratz on getting a control model, it's in absolutely perfect condition! My battery healthy was 97% after I did one full drain charge cycle just to calibrate it. I don't even bother checking coconut battery after I reinstalled lion. I will a few days before the 14 day "trial"