[Study] Battery Life and best Charge technique

[airplaneman]

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: No, but doesn't it self calibrate when you fully discharge and fully charge?

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): Same answer/question as above.
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That's what calibrating is...

 

[Dudeman486]

MacBook Model (type,year,unibody): Macbook, 2007, No

Charge Cycle: 898

Age of your Mac: 28 months

Battery capacity (current-original): 5101-5020

Health in %: 100%

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: No.

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): Almost never.

Do you use your MacBook as a (desktop/travel only/mixed?): Mixed.

Do you keep them on charge in any of the above usage? (yes/no) Yes.

Do you only charge your MacBook when the battery is: (most common practice)
-less than 70%
-less than 50%
-less than 10% This.
-When it is possible
-All the time (plugged at all time)

Do you use your MacBook heavily?: (average hours daily) 2-3

Do you think if you're applying any special technique that help you retain your battery life? Nope, just average use.

 

[orb1692]

MacBook Model (type,year,unibody):15" U-MBP June 2009 model

Charge Cycle:45

Age of your Mac:4 months

Battery capacity (current-original):6805-6500

Health in %: 100%

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: yep

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): umm about every 3 weeks...say monthly

Do you use your MacBook as a (desktop/travel only/mixed?): desktop mainly

Do you keep them on charge in any of the above usage? yes

Do you only charge your MacBook when the battery is: (most common practice)
-All the time or most o the time...i discharge it to about 10% every week

Do you use your MacBook heavily?: (average hours daily)about 6-12

Do you think if you're applying any special technique that help you retain your battery life? well no...onli the optimizing on the screen light in dark rooms and also the keys

 

[7031]

MacBook Model (type,year,unibody): 15" Late 2007 Macbook Pro

Charge Cycle: 591

Age of your Mac: 21 months

Battery capacity (current-original): 2619-5600

Health in %: 46%

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: nope

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): Almost never

Do you use your MacBook as a (desktop/travel only/mixed?): Mostly as a desktop, but mixed

Do you keep them on charge in any of the above usage? yes

Do you only charge your MacBook when the battery is: (most common practice)
-Mostly keep charged at 100%, but if it drops normally by about 20%

Do you use your MacBook heavily?: About 6-12 hours a day

Do you think if you're applying any special technique that help you retain your battery life?
None at all, though I kinda regret it now since my battery life is now pathetic, though I think my battery is shot.

 

[Aznhiga13]

Hmm, apparently with snow leopard the battery monitor tells me that i should service my battery. Awesome. I figured something was wrong when I had 200 cycles and 50% health. Maybe you should disregard my battery info.

 

[kousuke18]

MacBook Model (type,year,unibody): 2.53ghz, late 2008, unibody

Charge Cycle: 236

Age of your Mac: 10

Battery capacity (current-original): 4675 - 4600

Health in %: 100%

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: No

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): monthly

Do you use your MacBook as a (desktop/travel only/mixed?): desktop

Do you keep them on charge in any of the above usage? (yes/no) yes

Do you only charge your MacBook when the battery is: (most common practice)
-less than 70%
-less than 50%
-less than 10%
-When it is possible
-All the time (plugged at all time) when it is possible

Do you use your MacBook heavily?: (average hours daily) 5-10 hours

Do you think if you're applying any special technique that help you retain your battery life? No
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[Glueeater]

MacBook Model (type,year,unibody): 15" uMBP Late 2008

Charge Cycle: 235

Age of your Mac: 11 Months

Battery capacity (current-original): 4596 - 4610

Health in %: 99%

Did you calibrate your battery on your first use?: yes

Do you calibrate your battery frequently? (daily/weekly/monthly): Generally monthly, if not every other

Do you use your MacBook as a (desktop/travel only/mixed?): Mixed, mostly desktop

Do you keep them on charge in any of the above usage? (yes/no) Yes?

Do you only charge your MacBook when the battery is: (most common practice)
-less than 70%
-less than 50%
-less than 10%
-When it is possible
-All the time (plugged at all time)

Do you use your MacBook heavily?: (average hours daily) 5-7

Do you think if you're applying any special technique that help you retain your battery life? Varied use of plugged/unplugged.
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