So i just bought a 17" macbook pro and the first day of using the battery life was great. i would get 4 hours maybe more out of it. however, as time went by i would barely get 2 hours. i don't know what is wrong with it can you guys help me out? I'm not getting 8 hours like apple is saying.
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really short battery life.
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Did you calibrate it? Run the battery life down, and then plug it in. If you don't see any big increment of increase, I suggest going to the Apple Store and demanding a replacement battery. 
okay i just downloaded coconutbattery, and my currently result is current battery charge : 10549, maximum battery charge: 12792
82%
current batter capacity : 12792 mah, original battery capacity : 1300 mah
100%
battery load cycle 4
age of your mac 2 months ( is this normal? i got my mac less than a week ago)
82%
current batter capacity : 12792 mah, original battery capacity : 1300 mah
100%
battery load cycle 4
age of your mac 2 months ( is this normal? i got my mac less than a week ago)
Doesn't sound right at all.. At medium brightness with WiFi on, I get at least 6 hours out of it. And that was before I calibrated it.
Did you calibrate it? Run the battery life down, and then plug it in. If you don't see any big increment of increase, I suggest going to the Apple Store and demanding a replacement battery.
no i did not calilbrate it yet.
Those are pretty bad numbers. Apple will replace your battery for free because it is under 300 cycles. Just take it in and have them replace it.
damn, are you serious? what do i have to do ? can i just being the mac back to apple or do i need to make an appointment?
Make an appointment. They're free, and they'll replace it for free.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
I wouldn't imagine it taking that long. Better be safe than sorry, either way.
Make an appointment. They're free, and they'll replace it for free.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
I wouldn't imagine it taking that long. Better be safe than sorry, either way.
hmm can i just drop in a apple store? i dont remmeber my apple id :/
It's in the Apple Store. If you can't remember your Apple ID, just make a new one.
Don't do that unless you have alot of time to waste. Without an appointment you can easily wait 4+ hours at a busy apple store to see the genius bar.
wtf why is it saying ur MBP is 124 months old? that makes no sense at all......your 13 MBP should not be 10+ years old thats crazy
my Coconut results for my 13" MBP are
I've done I think two full calibrations. (Let the battery drain ALL the way & power off, let it sleep for 5+ hours (overnight) then charge it fully) and I've been getting very good results from my battery
Please post here as I sent it to Apple already.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/744521/
Mine is very week and not much better then a Macbook air.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/744521/
Mine is very week and not much better then a Macbook air.
Here's mine... I won't mind unless it continues to drop!
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I calilbrate it last night and i just pulled the plug right now. it was showing 3:01 at first and now it is showing 2:38. what is wrong with my mbp? why is the battery life so poor? i made a appointment to go in on monday and let see what they say.
oh yeah guys i got another problem. i dont know what i did but the hot keys don't work any more unless you press FN. what can i do to make them work again without pressing FN.
oh yeah guys i got another problem. i dont know what i did but the hot keys don't work any more unless you press FN. what can i do to make them work again without pressing FN.
Go to System Preferences, Keyboard & Mouse, and hit the box labeled, "Use all F1, F2, etc... keys as standard function keys". It's probably checked.
I would get it replaced right away. That is horrible for a few week old laptop. Plus, 124 months?? What??
after leaving the battery drain overnight and then charging for over three hours.
coconut results show increased capacity to 98% but I'm still only getting 2 maybe 2 1/2 hours battery life with brightnrss right down and no bluetooth.
I installed parallels and then Xp, don't use it much at all, could this be a factor?
coconut results show increased capacity to 98% but I'm still only getting 2 maybe 2 1/2 hours battery life with brightnrss right down and no bluetooth.
I installed parallels and then Xp, don't use it much at all, could this be a factor?
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It might be a factor in battery life for when you are using it. When you are not, it does not matter.
hey i just got my mac checked by the genius and they said that the battery is still new and is learning how i function/use with my mac. They said after 2 weeks the battery would go to normal and last longer. ?? can someone back it up?