Can users of Final Cut pro, Logic Pro X and/or Ableton live on MacBook pros tell me about their battery health after the past months or years of usage. I’m trying to understand if buying Apple care plus for 3 years is worth it considering it’s almost the same price as the price of battery replacement. Is battery health likely to drop below 80% when using softwares such as Final Cut pro, Logic Pro and/or Ableton?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.6
Overall battery health and life of MacBook Pro is unaffected by the use of Logic Pro and Ableton apps.
This is my experience with several MacBook models in use between my son and I as we both have used those apps over many years.
Yes, the apps may drain the battery a little more quickly for a cycle if the cpu is loaded by heavy activity for a long time, but this is no different than any other hi use applications.
In our experience the batteries of our laptops don't degrade at a substantially faster rate. If this is a concern for you, then you should consider that best practice will be to run the laptop on the power adapter when power is available, and only run it on battery when you must.
Overall battery health and life of MacBook Pro is unaffected by the use of Logic Pro and Ableton apps.
This is my experience with several MacBook models in use between my son and I as we both have used those apps over many years.
Yes, the apps may drain the battery a little more quickly for a cycle if the cpu is loaded by heavy activity for a long time, but this is no different than any other hi use applications.
In our experience the batteries of our laptops don't degrade at a substantially faster rate. If this is a concern for you, then you should consider that best practice will be to run the laptop on the power adapter when power is available, and only run it on battery when you must.
Someone specifically using those applications may chime in, but here are some general comments and tips from Apple:
Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple
As to AppleCare, it will cover much more than just the battery, replacement of which is probably the least expensive of the repairs AppleCare could cover. Just food for thought.
Regards.
Unfortunately I can't access those machines for several weeks, but I can tell you that I've never had a MacBook burn through a battery in three years. I'm not saying it can't happen.
I don't think I'd buy AppleCare just to insure against a battery failure, but I would, and have, and do as safeguard against other unforeseen mishaps and failures.
Thanks, based on my life I’m unlikely to subject the unit to accidental damage. My research tells me hardware components are highly unlikely to malfunction, my only concern is around the battery of the unit when using processor intensive applications. Will hope someone can provide the specific answer
Thanks, could you tell me what your current battery health is and how many years old your device is?
I’m not saying the battery is good or bad, just trying to make a financial reasoning for whether it’s worth paying for Apple care plus in the anticipation of battery health going below 80% within 3 years
Stop worrying about the battery. Mac computers are used with many apps and in many environments without battery issues. If you are near a power source plug in the computer. I have a couple of old Mac computers used daily, all day, running business apps and have never experienced any battery issues. The MacOS manages the battery/power system very well.
Battery health MacBook pro
