Average Maximum Cycle Count for Early 2008 MacBook (Black)

Around 350 is about average.....some people here have posted close to 1000 cycle counts.....just keep an eye on it......

Quite a jump from new battery to new Mac.....what you do as far as a new Mac is up to you......this will help you keep track of your battery....

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19085/coconutbattery

.....use the battery until you have a problem.....

.....never hurts to save towards something you want....😎

Swelling is not normal.....you might take it to an Apple Store and show the Genius.....but at 4 years old (250 cycle count/swelling or not)they will probably not do anything....but it does not hurt to ask....

Hi

I took my battery to the genius bar recently. It was similar age and very similar condition to yours.

It was replaced Free-of-charge under the campaign that Apple have for batteries that have distorted significantly (in my case the trackpad was behaving erratically)

The only difference was I had a very low cycle count (around 30 which I now know is bad, not good for the battery) but your own cycle count is below the point at which it could be considered a problem (min 300)

Well worth a try

Good luck

Max

My Early 2008 13 inch black Macbook battery cycled 830 times, which took 4 1/2 years, before needing to be replaced. I read the forums and decided to replace with aftermarket battery from OWC, as oppossed to replacing it with the Apple replacement.

The cycle count that I got was much higher than the 300 stated by Apple for that year and model. I did do a good job of not charging battery unless it was in the redzone. I've always heard that would help prolong battery life and it seems to work with my iphone also. My wife has a 2008 MacBook Pro purchased on the same day and had to replace battery twice in the period of time we have owned both. She also did not practice discretionary use of th charger and would plug it in to charge whenever near the charger.

Hopes that helps others.

I got my early 08 macbook (mb403) and it's its sixth year now. I have little over 800 cycle counts. This is the laptop and I used for my entire college and it was used quite a bit. I never intended for charging it at red zone but almost always, I needed the whole charge to fulfill my daily task( I took it with me all the time). Now it's plugged in all the time and hooked up with the TV as desktop and I'd love to put some money in it whenever needed and keep it running for couple more years.

Kento Ito wrote:

I have a black early 2008 MacBook that now in its fourth year, and I have noticed that battery health have started to diminish.

I am wondering what is the maximum battery cycle count for the early 2008 black MacBooks, and if its time to replace it? (I have 250 cycle count, with 78% health remaining)

You can get a new third party battery fairly cheap on eBay. Every MacBook from 2006 through Mid 2009 except the Late 2008 Aluminum Unibody and the Late 2009 and 2010 White Unibodies use the same A1185 battery.

Black Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+black+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+white+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0. m 270.l1313

White Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+white+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+black+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0. m 270.l1313

Or for $129 from The Apple Store http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA566LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY

I have like 1678 Cycle Count

Just for the record mine is at 1825 with 72% remaining after 67 months

My batterie has 1399 cycles with 83% remaining after 6 years of use