Post your batt. cycles and time frame when it happened

Hi guys, I need some help!

I have just got a refurb MBP 15" Unibody a couple of days ago and I did an initial battery calibration. After that it has been pretty much given normal use of charging and battery useage. But this is my coconut battery report:

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I don't know why the maxium use is so low, is it only because it is a refurb? I thought they would have changed the battery for me. But anyways, I will calibrate every month, but in terms of battery/AC power, will it be a good idea to use the battery till 60%, and then charge till 100%, then use battery till 60% and keep cyclying it like that? I have 4GB of ram but everything else is as standard

This is my first mac and I am not really sure about these things :apple:
 
IM LONG overdue for a new battery!
366 cycles
45% health.
Had it since august 2006

I always thought it was defective because it never lasted long, but i was too lazy to trade it in when I was still under warranty. Plus it leaves the plug less often now.
 
bigvb@hotmail.c said:
329 cycles
94% health
since june 08
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How often is yours off the plug? Mines been on plug about 90% of it's life.

Update to my quest for a new Battery, I'm going to the Apple Store soon, so will see if they can change it as it's so close to (and sometimes is) elegible for a replacement.
 
Well, just purchased my Classic MBP in February '09 and had it in sleep mode for about (6) hours (note that my original battery was DOA):
 

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MBP 2,53 (oktober 08)
98% Health
105 Cycles


What i don´t understand is, how some people only have 40 cycles but also bought their mac in october.
Do you guys really use your mbp the most time with your power pluged in?


i am kinda scared that i am filling up my cycles with some crazy speed :)
 
MBP 17 Uni Battery is 5 cycles, 98% :( lol how the heck do I lose 2% already...

I've used it 5 days now, and used it everyday full drain, full charge, after 3rd cycle I "calibrated" via the Apple sites direction but no change in total mAh, still 127xx mAh total.

Very happy with the battery life. Easily pull 6+ hours when I'm working thru my VPN, surfing and doing email. Wifi on, brightness at 75%, bluetooth Off.

Best battery life I've ever had in a laptop, which is actually better then I expected based off claims. I would have been happy with 4 or 4.5 hours based on what they claimed it would do.
 
don´t wanted to start a new thread for this question.


i just plugged in my mbp with batt. at 97%, now it says that it is charged and stays at 97% - it just doenst start charging.

how come? should i always wait till the bat is at 95% or so till i plug in the cord?
 
bossxii said:
MBP 17 Uni Battery is 5 cycles, 98% :( lol how the heck do I lose 2% already...

I've used it 5 days now, and used it everyday full drain, full charge, after 3rd cycle I "calibrated" via the Apple sites direction but no change in total mAh, still 127xx mAh total.

Very happy with the battery life. Easily pull 6+ hours when I'm working thru my VPN, surfing and doing email. Wifi on, brightness at 75%, bluetooth Off.

Best battery life I've ever had in a laptop, which is actually better then I expected based off claims. I would have been happy with 4 or 4.5 hours based on what they claimed it would do.
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I'm at 29 cycles for my 17" UMBP. Be happy. lol
 
I'm very happy with mine

Still get at least two hours out of it with screen on full brightness and WiFi on

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Anyone know why my battery is doing so great? I've never calibrated my battery, nor really took any precautions etc....
 
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4852
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4852
Health Information:
Cycle count: 217
Condition: Good 97%
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 131
Voltage (mV): 12620

Macbook was bought new (not by me) in november 07.

still get about 4 hours out of it when doing light surfing. better than my old dell laptop which gave me mabe 1:30 when new LOL!
 
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh):4496
Fully charged:No
Charging:Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh):4566
Cycle count:213
Battery health:Good (81%)
Battery Installed:Yes
Amperage (mA):219
Voltage (mV):12581

This MBP is 7 months old
 
Still rockin' with my 12" PowerBook; I get between 4-5 hours out of it still, so I'm totally happy :D
 

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I have a quick question, I've had my MBP since March '08, under applecare, would this be replaceable?

here's mine
(from profiler)
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1785
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 3999
Health Information:
Cycle count: 351
Condition: Good
(from iStat Pro widget)
 

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Gerri Shin said:
I have a quick question, I've had my MBP since March '08, under applecare, would this be replaceable?

here's mine
(from profiler)
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1785
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 3999
Health Information:
Cycle count: 351
Condition: Good
(from iStat Pro widget)
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From what ive read on other threads no, supposedly the unofficial cut off is 300, but i could be wrong
 
Did someone just jack my post? Anyway, here it is again b/c I'm not sure what happened to my FIRST POST. This is my Coconut & iStats current stats. I probably pressed the wrong button... lol
 

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