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"Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: space-time
Date: January 31, 2017 07:04AM
Not really a Poll since there is no multiple choice answer, just write the number of cycles on your battery of your MacBook/Pro/Air machine. If you have multiple, just write down as many as you can/know.

Also comments about the age of the machine and state of battery are appreciated.

I'll start first: This is a 13" Early 2011 machine bought in April 2011

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5314
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 940
Condition: Normal
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: January 31, 2017 07:07AM
.....only have the cycle.....of life [ according to the Lion King ].....


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: GuyGene
Date: January 31, 2017 07:16AM
Cycle count - 44


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Ombligo
Date: January 31, 2017 07:18AM
343 cycles

Replaced a battery in my son's MBP last Fall - he was close to 800


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: DP
Date: January 31, 2017 07:34AM
Don't know. How do I find out?




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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Ombligo
Date: January 31, 2017 07:47AM
Go to -- About This Mac
click on System Report
Go to Hardware, then down to Power (in left hand column)

it will be under Battery Information - Cycle Count


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/31/2017 07:48AM by Ombligo.
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Acer
Date: January 31, 2017 08:06AM
Got this using a battery health app:

3.2 years old
397 cycles
Condition: Normal
88% of original capacity



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/31/2017 08:07AM by Acer.
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: January 31, 2017 08:13AM
....can you trick it into cycling more.....or reset to hide over cycling.....???


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: iaJim
Date: January 31, 2017 08:16AM
90/normal early 2014 MacBook Air



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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: davemchine
Date: January 31, 2017 09:07AM
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

Charge Information:
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 7529
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 451
Condition: Normal


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 31, 2017 09:11AM
2010 MBP 13": not original battery.

Cycle count: 158
Condition: Normal

Can't remember when I replaced the battery. Doesn't seem to hold a charge very long these days.

What constitutes a 'cycle'? Fully discharged and recharged? Most of the time it's off the charger for a short while, then back on. If that were a 'cycle', the count would be much higher.

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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Microman
Date: January 31, 2017 09:13AM
MacBook Pro 9,2 2012


Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 4803
Fully Charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4991
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 93
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: January 31, 2017 09:14AM
Cycle Count: 69


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: JPK
Date: January 31, 2017 09:25AM
5 I just got a refurb MBA to replace one that got stolen out of my car in December.

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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: cyclemax
Date: January 31, 2017 09:29AM
Early 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 15"

Cycles 3
Age 5.4 months
Health 101%

Track pad stopped working. Apple replaces the whole top plane which includes the keyboard and battery. Battery is glued to the top plane.
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Ombligo
Date: January 31, 2017 09:36AM
Quote
mrlynn
What constitutes a 'cycle'?

From Apple Support:

When you use your Mac notebook, its battery goes through charge cycles. A charge cycle happens when you use all of the battery’s power—but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge.
For example, you could use half of your notebook's charge in one day, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two. In this way, it might take several days to complete a cycle.


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: Markintosh
Date: January 31, 2017 10:18AM
Mid 2012 MacBook Air 11"

Health Information:
Cycle Count: 1328
Condition: Replace Soon


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: jardster
Date: January 31, 2017 11:00AM
Mid 2012 MBP

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6457
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 263
Condition: Normal


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: MindMeld
Date: January 31, 2017 11:04AM
Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13.3"

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4544
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 268
Condition: Normal
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: billb
Date: January 31, 2017 11:29AM
early 2015 MBA
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 74
Condition: Normal


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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: testcase
Date: January 31, 2017 11:39AM
Cycle Count: 1318
Condition: Normal

17" MacBook Pro purchased the day after Apple EOLed it (June 29, 2012). Still takes a full charge.
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: DP
Date: January 31, 2017 04:30PM
How do some of you have such higher cycle counts with much newer machines? My Mid '09 MBR 2.53 C2D
has only a 438 cycle count!




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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: ArtP
Date: January 31, 2017 05:42PM
Wow - I thought I would be the worse - I just ordered a new battery for my 2.66 MacBook Pro (2009) a few weeks ago but haven't installed.

It is REPLACE NOW
Cycle Count is 1059

It is my DJ computer so it is plugged in 95% of the time anyway. I am thinking of using a OWC data doubler and putting a 2nd 1TB drive in the Optical bay so was thinking of doing the battery replacement and drive swap at once.

How can you guys have over 1000 cycles without a Replace now.

When I had a plain old MacBook (6-8 years ago) - Apple used to say Battery life was around 300 cycles. Wonder what they say now?
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Re: "Poll": How many cycles on your MacBook/Pro/Air battery?
Posted by: ArtP
Date: January 31, 2017 05:52PM
Quote
space-time
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5314
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 940
Condition: Normal

Hmmm just noticed something - I guess we should also list the Full Charge capacity.

Again compared to above - I am REPLACE NOW with 2153 mAh at 100% charge vs his NORMAL with 5314 mAh. My battery is less than 1/2 of his at 100%

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 2153
Fully Charged: Yes
Charging: No
Cycle Count: 1059
Condition: Replace Now
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