Battery at 134 cycles and full charge is at 2235 mAh......

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Battery at 134 cycles and full charge is at 2235 mAh......

So my Macbook Pro is about 19 months old and, no uni-body, is amazing but the battery is actin stupid. It doesnt hold much charge and only lasts about 1:30 min with the brightness all the way down. Is there a problem with my battery or is tis normal cause my buddys battery is at 264 cycles and holds about 4 hours of battery. What is the replacement plan for this and is there a program that can rebuild the battery?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2), 4 gig RAM Installed

Posted on Dec 24, 2009 4:29 PM

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joeuu

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Dec 24, 2009 4:41 PM in response to Brad Warren

Have you properly worked the battery, i.e. let it run down to zero every couple of months?

Might try calibrating it a few times if you haven't already, and reset the SMC too.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US

Joe

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Brad Warren Author

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Dec 24, 2009 4:45 PM in response to joeuu

Yes a few times actually and I was going to reset the SMC but i didnt think it would make a difference. It act like its been plugged up all its life and doesnt know how much power to hold. The normal is about 5580mAh and im at 2235mAh with 134 cycles.... its ******** and i need it replaced before i ship out to the airforce.

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joeuu

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Dec 24, 2009 5:19 PM in response to Brad Warren

There used to be an official battery replacement program but not at this time. If you can get it to a Genius Bar and explain the circumstances, they just may....

300 cycles with your performance used to be a cutoff for consideration, it never hurts to ask, nicely of course.

Joe

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Brad Warren Author

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Dec 24, 2009 6:58 PM in response to joeuu

Im in an area where the closets Apple Retail Store is about 100 miles from me. Is there any other way to see if they c replace it? Ive called and they of course didnt say anything but buy a new one so if anyone knows anything id greatly appreciate it!!!!!!!

And if I have to I'll ask really nice lol cause 130 is alot for a battery that should have worked!

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