I've been a long time user of Apple products and laptops (my favorite being my 17" mbp from 2011), and I don't ever recall my battery showing signs of rapid decline like this. Is it possible to have the battery replaced before it is drops before 80%, or is the decline a sign of serious (and unseen) battery problems?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4
Not sure if they do this with newer Macs that may have a more complicated replacement procedure, including perhaps replacing an entire top case with keyboard and trackpad. The case has value where they refurbish it to put back in service for future battery services and top case'keyboard repairs. But the general idea is that there may not be an incentive to do that (when that means replacing the case) unless it's under Apple's official definition of "depleted", which is 80% of nominal new battery capacity. As far as I know, Apple makes no guarantees about what happens in between new and hitting 80%. 95% is still considered "Normal" regardless of whether or not it seems like it's dropping fast unless there's something specific that's an error.
I'll just note that my mid-2012 MBP had about 94% of nominal new battery capacity when I got it new in 2015, but it wasn't a warranty issue. It kind of stayed like that for a while and only hit "service battery" in about 2021 with less than 150 cycles. I finally got it replaced about a month ago at an Apple Store.
Not sure if they do this with newer Macs that may have a more complicated replacement procedure, including perhaps replacing an entire top case with keyboard and trackpad. The case has value where they refurbish it to put back in service for future battery services and top case'keyboard repairs. But the general idea is that there may not be an incentive to do that (when that means replacing the case) unless it's under Apple's official definition of "depleted", which is 80% of nominal new battery capacity. As far as I know, Apple makes no guarantees about what happens in between new and hitting 80%. 95% is still considered "Normal" regardless of whether or not it seems like it's dropping fast unless there's something specific that's an error.
I'll just note that my mid-2012 MBP had about 94% of nominal new battery capacity when I got it new in 2015, but it wasn't a warranty issue. It kind of stayed like that for a while and only hit "service battery" in about 2021 with less than 150 cycles. I finally got it replaced about a month ago at an Apple Store.
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) battery health at 95% after only 34 cycles. Should/can I be proactive and take it in for servicing?
