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I don’t know much about MacBooks and a student but what does it mean when a MacBook battery has 46 cycles

I am buying a used laptop MacBook Air 2020 what is “the battery has 46 cycles “ mean is it good or bad ?

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 11:34 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2023 11:40 AM

It is neither good, or bad. It merely shows how many times the battery has had a complete charge cycle. A charge cycle can be charging from 0-100%, or 50-100% for 2 times (or any similar combination).

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I don’t know much about MacBooks and a student but what does it mean when a MacBook battery has 46 cycles

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