MacBook Pro Battery Condition: "Check Battery"

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MacBook Pro Battery Condition: "Check Battery"

Recently I had my screen replaced as a scratch appeared and damaged my screen. I have had the computer for 2 days now and have noticed that my battery life is significantly lower. I checked the stats in system profiler and this is what appears:

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB012-38c1-8cf
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0200
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 578
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 1227
Health Information:
Cycle count: 274
Condition: Check Battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 748
Voltage (mV): 12549

My battery does not hold a charge for very long and I'm not sure what to do about this. Any advice?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Oct 9, 2010 8:45 PM

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Oct 10, 2010 4:38 AM in response to adricci22

Have you calibrated the battery lately?

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Oct 10, 2010 5:27 AM in response to DaddyPaycheck

I'm working on doing that right now. I let the computer charge up completely and stay charged for 2 hours over night. Now I'm working to get the computer battery to die so that the computer will go to sleep on its own. Then I have to let it sleep for 5 hours, correct?

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Oct 10, 2010 6:46 AM in response to adricci22

That's correct, but I think the exercise of calibrating it is academic at this point. Your battery has only about 1/4 of its original full charge capacity, and the "Check battery" notation means it's due for replacement. You just need a new battery.

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adricci22 Author

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Oct 10, 2010 9:31 AM in response to eww

That's terrible news for me considering I just spend $650 to have the screen replaced and I'm a college student lol. Do you know how much a new battery would cost? I was looking on the apple site and it seems that the replacement batteries received horrible reviews.

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eww

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Oct 10, 2010 9:43 AM in response to adricci22

As a general rule, most people don't review anything they buy unless they're unhappy with it. If it works just fine, they never post anything about it.

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Oct 10, 2010 8:28 PM in response to eww

Thanks for the tip! Do you have any experience with the new batteries? Is it worth the $129?

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eww

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Oct 10, 2010 8:33 PM in response to adricci22

I don't have any experience with the new batteries, because I haven't needed to replace mine. But neither have I seen anyone post here about any experience they've had with a third-party battery for any unibody MBP. Until I start seeing positive reports or reviews of third-party batteries, I'll recommend sticking with Apple's offerings.

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Oct 10, 2010 8:36 PM in response to eww

Definitely. If I am going to replace the battery I think I'll stick with the Apple product as well. I think I'm going to have to wait for Christmas season so I can accumulate the cash. lol. Thank you very much for your guidance and advice!

Also, if I do purchase a new battery, am I supposed to calibrate it every so often? I didn't calibrate my battery for this computer because I had never heard of doing that. Thank you!

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