I have a fairly recent MBP, 13 inch, early 2011 model. It is about 14 months old and so is out of warranty. Recently I realised that that battery icon started showing me the message that the battery condition was poor and I needed to replace it soon.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qwag4cZik9o/T9iHExtzSPI/AAAAAAAAAG8/sgMYJg0ebQ8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-06-13+at+5.55.21+PM.png> I used coconutBattery and saw the details regarding the load cycles and capacity and here's what I found. <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b2Fz7bhNhWY/T9iHkA0MY7I/AAAAAAAAAHE/qt5gbe306lM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-06-13+at+5.58.49+PM.png> Apple claims that the MBP battery would give a 1000 cycles before declining to giving 80% charge and mine is still about 600 and yet I get 77% charge. I have not observed a significant decrease in the battery time my mac gives me, so I am not very worried. But this message that the battery icon shows bothers me a bit. As we speak, I am calibrating the battery (I did it last 2 months ago) and see if that makes any difference. I would like to know if I should plan on replacing the battery in the next few months if this continues. And also as it is not in warranty, how much would a 13inch MBP battery cost, and if I can replace it myself? -- www.imug.in To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
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