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My brand new MBP has battery problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1124900" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>People use their laptops differently...so it's really not always easy to make direct comparisons.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This should tell you something...cause & effect. People will differ on what they think is the best way to extend battery life...I (98+% of the time) have my computer plugged in.</p><p></p><p>Also realize a battery cycle is a battery cycle is a battery cycle. Batteries have an average number of battery charge/discharge cycles in them. Older "user removable" laptop batteries have about a 300 cycle "lifetime"...the newer "non-user removable" Apple batteries are supposed to have a 1000 cycle lifetime. Obviously individual results will vary.</p><p></p><p>In your case...you actually are using up 1 full battery cycle when you fully discharge your battery & recharge it...so of course your battery is "aging" faster than your boyfriends computer battery.</p><p></p><p>Here's what Apple recommends:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html" target="_blank">Apple - Batteries - Notebooks</a></p><p></p><p>By the way...I've had my current battery for about 14 months (actually I'm not sure how old it is exactly, I bought the computer used)...Coconut Battery reports:</p><p></p><p>- 25 load cycles</p><p>- 100% current capacity</p><p>- I'm plugged in 98-99% of the time</p><p>- I drain my battery to about 80% full...approximately once/month.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1124900, member: 56379"] People use their laptops differently...so it's really not always easy to make direct comparisons. This should tell you something...cause & effect. People will differ on what they think is the best way to extend battery life...I (98+% of the time) have my computer plugged in. Also realize a battery cycle is a battery cycle is a battery cycle. Batteries have an average number of battery charge/discharge cycles in them. Older "user removable" laptop batteries have about a 300 cycle "lifetime"...the newer "non-user removable" Apple batteries are supposed to have a 1000 cycle lifetime. Obviously individual results will vary. In your case...you actually are using up 1 full battery cycle when you fully discharge your battery & recharge it...so of course your battery is "aging" faster than your boyfriends computer battery. Here's what Apple recommends: [url=http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html]Apple - Batteries - Notebooks[/url] By the way...I've had my current battery for about 14 months (actually I'm not sure how old it is exactly, I bought the computer used)...Coconut Battery reports: - 25 load cycles - 100% current capacity - I'm plugged in 98-99% of the time - I drain my battery to about 80% full...approximately once/month. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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