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Is i normal for battery to lose 10% of capacity after 3 months

yer man! · 2011-04-07 23:16:08

I've had my macbook pro for 3 months now and it says the battery is only 90% of it's max capacity. It says this in the "about this Mac" part and on coconut battery. I usually have the thing connected to the mains ans have gone through 50 charge cycles. I have let it run down to nothing once to see if it would reset the…

08-04-2011 12:16AM

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I've had my macbook pro for 3 months now and it says the battery is only 90% of it's max capacity. It says this in the "about this Mac" part and on coconut battery. I usually have the thing connected to the mains ans have gone through 50 charge cycles. I have let it run down to nothing once to see if it would reset the meter thing but no joy. Can you help?

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#2 08-04-2011 12:22AM

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You might need to cycle the battery more than once to get an accurate reading. But 90 percent health after 50 charge cycles is low.

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#3 08-04-2011 12:58AM

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Thanks sad professor, i'll give it a go.

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#4 08-04-2011 08:45PM

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http://www.apple.com/batteries/

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96% after 12 weeks and 157 cycles.

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#6 09-04-2011 11:48AM

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I'm on 95% after 497 cycles, not too bad

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I wouldnt take these as gospel as my old mabook says its at 95% after 1060 charges.

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#8 09-04-2011 09:24PM

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Have you cycled it recently? My battery health took a dive after a recent cycle.

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#9 09-04-2011 09:53PM

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Story of my Life! :mad:

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