Your mb/mbp battery health/problem
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 Sep 14 2009, 10:42 AM
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Junior Member
81 posts Joined: Mar 2005 
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Just received my MBPro 13". Need advise whether to charge it to full first before on the set or can straight use the MBP? Question is to enable proper battery usage and longevity of the battery. Advise please.
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Sep 14 2009, 10:53 AM
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Elite
6,139 posts Joined: Jan 2003
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QUOTE Built right into each of the new MacBook Pro notebooks is a breakthrough battery that lasts dramatically longer and does so without increasing the size or weight of MacBook Pro. On a single charge, the battery in the new MacBook Pro lasts up to 7 hours (8 hours on the 17-inch MacBook Pro)1 and can be recharged up to 1000 times.2 That’s compared with only 200 to 300 times for typical notebooks. Advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging allows the battery to maintain charging capabilities longer and determines the optimal way to charge the battery’s cells. Because the battery lasts up to five years, MacBook Pro uses just one battery in the same time a typical notebook uses three. That makes for less waste. And that, in turn, makes for one environmentally friendly battery. the new MBP battery seems to be able to charge upto 1000 times compared to regular which is 300 times before it reaches 80% sos : http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/battery/ This post has been edited by jinaun: Sep 14 2009, 10:55 AM |
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Sep 14 2009, 12:06 PM
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Senior Member
1,264 posts Joined: Feb 2006 From: KL, Malaysia  
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Should we use power supply while using mbp ? ... or only charge it to maximum and unplug the power supply? Since it is built in, we cant remove
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Sep 14 2009, 12:07 PM
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All Stars
11,811 posts Joined: Jun 2006
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sigh... here we go again..
leave the power supply on wenever u can, tats it |
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Sep 14 2009, 12:12 PM
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Senior Member
1,264 posts Joined: Feb 2006 From: KL, Malaysia
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wouldnt the battery being charged all the time if Ac supply is on all the time ? Will this reduce the charge cycle dramatically then ?
what kind of calibration needed ? ... Full up the battery life and charge it full ? |
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Sep 14 2009, 12:40 PM
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All Stars
11,811 posts Joined: Jun 2006
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jasper, sini only 12 page, just take a moment n go thru it, i will do u good
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Sep 14 2009, 02:24 PM
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702 posts Joined: Oct 2004
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do u guys leave ur MBP plug over nite although its power off whole nite??
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Sep 14 2009, 02:59 PM
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Senior Member
784 posts Joined: Apr 2006 From: Gombak | Taiping @ Looking Through 
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QUOTE(jasperng @ Sep 14 2009, 12:12 PM) wouldnt the battery being charged all the time if Ac supply is on all the time ? Will this reduce the charge cycle dramatically then ? bro,the lappy will stop charging the batery once it reach its optimal charging..so, no worries..what kind of calibration needed ? ... Full up the battery life and charge it full ?  |
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Sep 14 2009, 04:48 PM
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Senior Member
702 posts Joined: Oct 2004
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QUOTE(aizad02 @ Sep 14 2009, 02:59 PM) bro,the lappy will stop charging the batery once it reach its optimal charging..so, no worries.. in other words means u can plug in ur AC 24/7???without turning it off?? |
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Sep 14 2009, 05:02 PM
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1,484 posts Joined: Jan 2007
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this is mine.....
[attachmentid=1197182] from iStat Pro [attachmentid=1197184] from Coconut Batt. i wonder why that i bought my uMB @ march 09 but it stated its 8months old. its actually only 6months only what x.x? and 20cycles saje but my batt gone 99% only. need to do soemthing with it already. |
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Sep 14 2009, 10:05 PM
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702 posts Joined: Oct 2004
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great job..wat im trying to say here is will u leave ur AC on when ur laptop is off at nite..till the next day u come back prolly ard 6-7PM whereby the switch is still on...tis routine goes day by day 24/7...
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Sep 14 2009, 10:37 PM
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1,255 posts Joined: Aug 2006 From: Langkawi
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Mine is on and connected to power source 24/7 for at least 1 week.. For the past 2 years this has been going on and no problems..
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Sep 14 2009, 10:38 PM
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Elite
6,139 posts Joined: Jan 2003
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QUOTE(th3_glove20 @ Sep 14 2009, 10:05 PM) great job..wat im trying to say here is will u leave ur AC on when ur laptop is off at nite..till the next day u come back prolly ard 6-7PM whereby the switch is still on...tis routine goes day by day 24/7... this probably happens everyday at apple sales centre where demo units usually plugged in and operates the whole dayThis post has been edited by jinaun: Sep 14 2009, 10:39 PM |
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Sep 15 2009, 12:08 AM
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VIP
9,270 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: Somewhere out there
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QUOTE(diners @ Sep 14 2009, 05:02 PM) this is mine..... Well, it means that your Mac is not 0 months old when you first bought it. This is normal lar, the age here is dated from the date it was manufactured, not the date it was bought.[attachmentid=1197182] from iStat Pro [attachmentid=1197184] from Coconut Batt. i wonder why that i bought my uMB @ march 09 but it stated its 8months old. its actually only 6months only what x.x? and 20cycles saje but my batt gone 99% only. need to do soemthing with it already. And a battery health of 99% for 20 cycles is pretty good actually. |
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Sep 15 2009, 01:59 AM
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2,839 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: KL
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once u get around 40 cycles, the battery health will definately drop.
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Sep 15 2009, 06:14 AM
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Junior Member
279 posts Joined: Oct 2005
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QUOTE(preducer @ Sep 15 2009, 02:59 AM) once u get around 40 cycles, the battery health will definately drop. no, i have unibody mbp, 139 cycles, 8 months old, 100% health. |
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Sep 15 2009, 07:14 AM
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784 posts Joined: Apr 2006 From: Gombak | Taiping @ Looking Through
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mine,24 cycles,still 100% mah...i think it's just the matter of luck...btw, i think if it's 99 or 98% still cn consider ok,laa..mine sometimes goes to 97% don't really understand why. Maybe it's just the software itself.
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Sep 15 2009, 09:51 AM
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1,484 posts Joined: Jan 2007
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QUOTE(fyire @ Sep 15 2009, 12:08 AM) Well, it means that your Mac is not 0 months old when you first bought it. This is normal lar, the age here is dated from the date it was manufactured, not the date it was bought. i 've not been doing battery calibration, maybe will be fine after calibrating =)And a battery health of 99% for 20 cycles is pretty good actually. i heard my friend said that, when reach around 30 cycles, the battery will be more tahan lama.  Added on September 15, 2009, 9:51 am QUOTE(aizad02 @ Sep 15 2009, 07:14 AM) mine,24 cycles,still 100% mah...i think it's just the matter of luck...btw, i think if it's 99 or 98% still cn consider ok,laa..mine sometimes goes to 97% don't really understand why. Maybe it's just the software itself. it doesn't matter. just bare in mind, apple is always better than others  This post has been edited by diners: Sep 15 2009, 09:51 AM |
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Sep 15 2009, 01:01 PM
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702 posts Joined: Oct 2004
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QUOTE(jinaun @ Sep 14 2009, 10:38 PM) this probably happens everyday at apple sales centre where demo units usually plugged in and operates the whole day but those r demo units..im js afraid tis might cut down my batt life..btw may i know wat appz can i use to test on the batt life cycle plss...  |
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Sep 15 2009, 01:19 PM
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1,359 posts Joined: Mar 2008
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coconut battery and istat.
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