macbook pro doesn't hold charge very long anymore - fix?

[wrightm]

Hi,
I'm sure it was posted here, but my internet slow and I couldn't search for some reason.
I have a 13" macbook pro..maybe 3 years old so the battery shouldn't be too bad for a laptop without an option to replace the battery.

But I am noticing a very reduced capacity for holding a charge. It's still okay, but I do a lot of travel overseas and I'm afraid that it will only get worse when I am away from home.

How are people dealing with this? mac store replacement or recalibrate or something?
thanks
Micah

 

[ycl1688]

this calibrate the battery, if does not work go to apple store they will test your battery Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance

 

[wrightm]

article says this battery does not need calibration?

Hello,
thanks for passing on the info...I checked it out to see the recommended steps for calibrating as I am hoping this will solve my problem, but it says
"
Current Apple portable computer batteries are pre-calibrated and do not require the calibration procedure outlined in this article. These computers use batteries that should be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider.

"

I have the macbook pro with the built in battery, so I'm assuming that this article does not relate to my computer. Thus said, I guess it couldn't hurt and will try to calibrate anyways...but I have done this every now and again naturally anyways..running the battery all of the way down and leaving it on sleep mode for a while and then re-charging.

It sounds like this may not be a common problem for macbook pro users? I thought that the battery times on these were not supposed to run down (hence the non-replaceable battery)

 

[rabbitjetta]

i think they can have 3000 cycles, they are user replaceable if you have the right tools. you can find a guide on iFixit: The free repair manual

 

[pigoo3]

Older user replaceable batteries were supposed to be good for 300 cycles...the newer non-user replaceable batteries are supposed to be good for 1000 cycles.

Apple - Batteries - Notebooks

- Nick