Hi there. Some help or experience on the following issue would be appreciated.

Background: I just bought a new MBA Charger in April, and serviced my MBA in January. I'm using a late-2012 MBA 13'.

Problem: Not charging. Connects sometimes green light, sometimes orange. Says not charging. Or if 'charging' then 15+ hours to full - but when you remove the charger, % drops by 1-2% every time. When I hold down the option key and clik battery, it says condition: normal (liesssss).

Tried: 1) Resetting SMC / 2) Using a different charger and different plug point (both working on the MBP so not charger problem) / 3) Cleaning charger port.

Image 1: Estimated battery health. Laptop age: 2 years.


Image 2: 33% with 15+ hours to full battery.


Image 3: 32% after removing and instantenously reattaching charger. Shows not charging.



I had an OS issue in January, and I'm so super broke that I'm afraid this is going to cost me a lot to fix. Does it still fall under Apple's coverage because this is the third time I'm going to send it back to them? Is the unit defective?

This post has been edited by James_Padfoot: Dec 28 2014, 11:39 PM

No. Hardware? Oh my gosh that's going to be astronomical isn't it?