I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010. My battery has 326 cycles. It is not lasting more than 1 hr and a few minutes before needing a charge. How many cycles should it have?

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I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010. My battery has 326 cycles. It is not lasting more than 1 hr and a few minutes before needing a charge. How many cycles should it have?

I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010 that was purchased in summer of 2010. My battery has used 326 cyles. Is this normal for these batteries after two years? How many cycles should I expect to get out of it before getting a new one? Also, it only last about 1 hour plus about 30 minutes before needing to be charged again.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Nov 16, 2012 5:28 AM

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Nov 16, 2012 5:33 AM in response to DP46

The battery is considered a 'consumable' item by Apple - I know that newer models (not sure about 2010's) are supposed to 'last' to about 1,000 cycle counts. But it all depends on how you've used (or abused) your battery as to how long it's going to last. I've 182 cycles on my 8 month old MBP and my battery 'health' is at 98%: I can still get a good 6 1/2 hours out of it...

...if you want more battery time, you're just going to have to buy a new battery or, if you purchased AppleCare, see if Apple will replace it gratis. I doubt that they will, though...

Clinton

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