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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 985521" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Yes, it still uses the battery depending on what you are doing.</p><p></p><p>No, it does not count charge cycles that way.</p><p></p><p>My wife has never used her MB (now 2 1/2 years old) on battery alone. It is always plugged in except when I borrow it. It currently has 14 cycles, Coconut battery indicates battery health at 104% and it has been calibrated exactly "one" time. The last time I used it, 3 months ago or so, the thing lasted over 4 hours.</p><p></p><p>I take care of my battery as recommended, including calibrating once a month. 1st battery lasted me 18 months before it failed to keep me up and running longer than an hour. 2nd one is now down under 2 hours in about the same 18 month period. $100/18 months is <$6 a month. I say pretty darn cheap when you consider what it is we do with these batteries.</p><p></p><p>I also say, <strong>quit freaking worrying about the darn batteries and use your computer the way you want to.</strong></p><p></p><p>We need to make one battery thread and dump every single one of these things into the bottomless pit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 985521, member: 24160"] Yes, it still uses the battery depending on what you are doing. No, it does not count charge cycles that way. My wife has never used her MB (now 2 1/2 years old) on battery alone. It is always plugged in except when I borrow it. It currently has 14 cycles, Coconut battery indicates battery health at 104% and it has been calibrated exactly "one" time. The last time I used it, 3 months ago or so, the thing lasted over 4 hours. I take care of my battery as recommended, including calibrating once a month. 1st battery lasted me 18 months before it failed to keep me up and running longer than an hour. 2nd one is now down under 2 hours in about the same 18 month period. $100/18 months is <$6 a month. I say pretty darn cheap when you consider what it is we do with these batteries. I also say, [B]quit freaking worrying about the darn batteries and use your computer the way you want to.[/B] We need to make one battery thread and dump every single one of these things into the bottomless pit. [/QUOTE]
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