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Macbook Count Cycle.

My Macbook pro 2018 has a cycle count of 706 after about 4 years of usage, Is this considered a good amount or will i need to be changing it soon? Thank You!

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 6:17 AM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2021 6:34 AM

camilkanaan wrote:

My Macbook pro 2018 has a cycle count of 706 after about 4 years of usage, Is this considered a good amount or will i need to be changing it soon? Thank You!



You can expect a 1000 cycle count


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585



If you are near the mains leave it plugged in, if you need portabiity then run on the battery—only in this way can you preserve cycle count.


Your mac will never over charge.


About battery health management in Mac notebooks— introduced with macOS10.15.5

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211094

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Mar 5, 2021 6:34 AM in response to camilkanaan

camilkanaan wrote:

My Macbook pro 2018 has a cycle count of 706 after about 4 years of usage, Is this considered a good amount or will i need to be changing it soon? Thank You!



You can expect a 1000 cycle count


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585



If you are near the mains leave it plugged in, if you need portabiity then run on the battery—only in this way can you preserve cycle count.


Your mac will never over charge.


About battery health management in Mac notebooks— introduced with macOS10.15.5

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211094

Macbook Count Cycle.

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