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iPad mini in death throes?
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1816193" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hi <strong>Mike</strong> - <strong>Ashwin</strong> has already provided you the information needed, but let me just reinforce those comments: 1) You own the 1stG iPad Mini (introduced in 2012 - not sure when you bought one?) which is updated to its maximum iOS, i.e. 9.x - see first pic below from <a href="https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MD529BA" target="_blank">HERE</a>; 2) Regardless of whether your different cable can charge the device to 100%, the battery is still likely 'old' - if you have an Apple computer, download <a href="https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/" target="_blank">Coconut Battery</a> (see 2nd pic below) - connect the Mini, pick the 'iOS Device', and view the results - the important numbers are 'Cycle Count' (above 500 is potentially bad) and Battery Health (ratio of 'Full Charge Capacity' to 'Design Capacity') - if the latter is down to 50%-60% or less, then the battery is dying (I just replaced an old iPad Air 2 that was at 60% which gave me just a couple of hours of run time).</p><p></p><p>As to your options - Apple will replace your battery (or give you a likely 'refurb' model) for $99 (look <a href="https://support.apple.com/ipad/repair/battery-power" target="_blank">HERE</a>), but your iPad Mini is OLD! Invest your money in a new model. Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29509[/ATTACH]</p><p>.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]29510[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1816193, member: 234411"] Hi [B]Mike[/B] - [B]Ashwin[/B] has already provided you the information needed, but let me just reinforce those comments: 1) You own the 1stG iPad Mini (introduced in 2012 - not sure when you bought one?) which is updated to its maximum iOS, i.e. 9.x - see first pic below from [URL="https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MD529BA"]HERE[/URL]; 2) Regardless of whether your different cable can charge the device to 100%, the battery is still likely 'old' - if you have an Apple computer, download [URL="https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/"]Coconut Battery[/URL] (see 2nd pic below) - connect the Mini, pick the 'iOS Device', and view the results - the important numbers are 'Cycle Count' (above 500 is potentially bad) and Battery Health (ratio of 'Full Charge Capacity' to 'Design Capacity') - if the latter is down to 50%-60% or less, then the battery is dying (I just replaced an old iPad Air 2 that was at 60% which gave me just a couple of hours of run time). As to your options - Apple will replace your battery (or give you a likely 'refurb' model) for $99 (look [URL="https://support.apple.com/ipad/repair/battery-power"]HERE[/URL]), but your iPad Mini is OLD! Invest your money in a new model. Dave :) [ATTACH=FULL]29509[/ATTACH] . [ATTACH=FULL]29510[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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