Urgent BATTERY question!!!

[phame]

When you turn on your new MBP for the first time are you supposed to plug it in? Or are you supposed to use it untill the battery completely dies and then give it a full charge?

I know with other electronic items like cell phones...etc you are normally supposed to give it a full 8-16 hour charge before first use...

 

[silencer88]

Feel free to use it, enjoy it.

Just let the battery die all the way (and a few hours more after it goes to sleep by itself) some time this week.

 

[GGJstudios]

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ

 

[SonicBoom1981]

I was wondering myself what you are officially meant to do when you get a new MPB regarding the battery... does it have some juice in it already?

 

[GGJstudios]

I was wondering myself what you are officially meant to do when you get a new MPB regarding the battery... does it have some juice in it already?

Yes, just plug it in and start using it.

 

[m85476585]

If it mattered, Apple would tell you what to do.

 

[prism]

I dont get it, when I drain the battery fully, my i5 just shuts down after saving the RAM contents onto the hard drive. The sleep indicator does not pulse, so I dont understand this business of letting it drain further overnight!

 

[GGJstudios]

I dont get it, when I drain the battery fully, my i5 just shuts down after saving the RAM contents onto the hard drive. The sleep indicator does not pulse, so I dont understand this business of letting it drain further overnight!

Just because it shuts down and the sleep indicator isn't pulsing, that doesn't mean the battery is fully drained. Hence, the 5 hour recommendation.