Service Battery Macbook Pro - Early 2015 Model

Hi All,

I have a Macbook Pro 13" since Feb, 2016 and all these years it has been a fantastic mac ! However, I see "Service Battery" as a suggestion when I click on the Battery icon for last 2 days. The cycle count is 260 and the battery is still able to deliver 6-7 hrs of normal usage when disconnected from Power.

I read a few options on internet regarding resetting System Management Controller (SMC), and also to calibrate the battery by completely discharging it after fully charged, and then charging it again after 5+ hrs, but didn't help.

I went to Apple store today and the person there advised me to visit an Apple Service centre so that it could be further diagnosed, though he himself was surprised that this shouldn't have happened since cycle count is still low after using it for almost 4 years and the battery's performance starts deteriorating only when cycle count approaches 1000.

Could you please advise if there are other options apart from resetting SMC / calibrating battery like suggested in few other posts to get rid of this "Service battery" message?

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Prashant