cycle count might be useful to know how much use the battery has had. also note the new powerbook 12" battery has almost double the capacity. must be the new higher capacity cells.
anyone using a battery with more than 500 charge cycles ? eg: powerbook Al 15" original battery model A1045. 18 months old Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 2774 Voltage (mV): 12589 Cycle Count: 345 i only have about 1 hour of use after a full charge powerbook AL 12" new battery model A1079. 1 week old Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4509 Voltage (mV): 12587 Cycle Count: 4 powerbook AL 12" original battery model A1022. 30 months old Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 23590 <-- must be broken! Voltage (mV): 12389 Cycle Count: 525 this battery only has 5 mins of use after a full charge.