Refurbished Macbook battery?

[glycerine00]

I bought a MacBook Pro M2 14 inch from Apple's Refurbished store.
After checking some reviews on YouTube and the internet, the consensus seems that on refurbs the battery is changed to a new one. Doesn't seem to be the case with me.

Mine came with a load cycle of 3 (not worried) and was made in April 23 so is nearly a year old.
However, when I check Coconut Battery it says the design capacity is 97%. I've had other Macbooks and Coconut battery was mostly right.
I know it's not always right, but this kind of worries me as it's straight from the box.

I've charged it to 100% and am now using it on battery and watching it like a hawk. After about 6 hours the battery has dropped 42%. This is only with Safari web browsing and brightness at 50%.

Is this normal?
I don't want to end up with a lemon since I'm still in my return window. I'm from Europe so Macs are more expensive here and we don't have AppleCare+ in my country, so if it seems abnormal I'd rather send it back quickly.

Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[dborja]

AFAIK, batteries cannot be refurbished per your thread title. The MBP M2 14” is rated “up to 12 hours wireless web” so it looks like you’re in the ballpark since, initially after setup, it’s also doing some indexing so that will cost some of the battery charge. I’d watch it for a couple of days. If you’re not satisfied with the rate of discharge, you can return it if within the return window. Beyond that, it does have the same warranty as new - 1 year. Just my opinion...

 

[JPack]

Unlike iOS devices, Apple doesn’t say refurb Macs come with any new parts. Not sure how there can be “consensus” about getting a new battery when Apple clearly says no.

In terms of battery health, cycles tells you very little. A battery that’s been pegged at 100% charge for a year will have been much degraded.