I have had my Macbook Air 2019 with macOS Catalina for about a year but my cycle count has already reached 432 and full charging capacity of 3712 mAh. The Battery Health 2 App also shows my battery life to be 85%. I use it daily for mostly streaming and uni work and had to charge it almost everyday. Is this abnormal?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
Apple counts a charge cycle as a full charge of the battery. You don't get a cycle added if you charge the battery from 50% to full. But if you charge from 50% to full twice, then you will get a cycle. 2x50%=100% :)
If you have already reached 432 cycles. That's a lot. That means you fully drain your battery every day if you have your Mac just over a year. If you do indeed drain your battery completely everyday then 432 cycles sounds normal.
Batteries loose their capacity over time. So if your battery app reports that only 85% of the original capacity is remaining. That's quite possible.
Apple rates their batteries for about 1000 charging cycles. So it seems you're almost halfway through.
I know from experience that streaming stuff puts a big drain on your battery. If you stream a lot, try to use a normal power outlet as much as possible :)
Apple counts a charge cycle as a full charge of the battery. You don't get a cycle added if you charge the battery from 50% to full. But if you charge from 50% to full twice, then you will get a cycle. 2x50%=100% :)
If you have already reached 432 cycles. That's a lot. That means you fully drain your battery every day if you have your Mac just over a year. If you do indeed drain your battery completely everyday then 432 cycles sounds normal.
Batteries loose their capacity over time. So if your battery app reports that only 85% of the original capacity is remaining. That's quite possible.
Apple rates their batteries for about 1000 charging cycles. So it seems you're almost halfway through.
I know from experience that streaming stuff puts a big drain on your battery. If you stream a lot, try to use a normal power outlet as much as possible :)
Is my macbook air 2019 cycle count normal?
