Quote:
Originally Posted by iPlayLax
ok so ive had my macbook for 3 days now..i bought it brand new off the apple website. I downloaded the coconut battery display thing and it shows i have 5 battery cycles and the battery capacity is only 98% and i dont know why it went down already. would it be fine if i kept it plugged into the charger 24/7 even when its fully charged? and could you guys give me some tips cause at this rate my battery is gonna be completely dead in like 150 days
|
I use the iStat Widget which says my MacBook has been through 174 cycles and still has 100% health (I purchased it in July 2007). I have seen the health fall down to 97%, but once I run the battery to 5% then charge it all the way back up... I'm back to 100% health.
My advice... try the iStat widget.. any difference?
then.. drain it to 5% then charge back to full. any difference?
also.. you have a full year of AppleCare so if the battery fails prematurely Apple will replace it... so no worries.
My MacBook is usually always plugged in... the system actually stops charging when the battery is full... you can see this by clicking the Apple in the top left of the menubar... then click about this Mac... then click More info... then click the "power" label... then notice this:
