Macbook pro early 2011, battery dead only after 62 cycles

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Macbook pro early 2011, battery dead only after 62 cycles

I have a Macbook pro 15" early 2011,which battery is almost dead only after 62 cycles.

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 204

Fully Charged: Yes

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 204

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 62

Condition: Service Battery

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 11879

I had never paid attention to this problem since it is almost always running on power adapter.

At first I though it was a SW problem, I made some trouble shooting (Including resetting the SMC) but the battery seems to be exausted only after 62 cycles.

The macbook is out of warranty, but it is quite unusual that a battery can be dead only after 62 cycles.

A part for a trip to a genius bar, are there any other possibility that this is a software glitch and the battery is not properly recognized by the ystem?

How much does normally costs to service a battery for this kind of Macbook pro?

Thank you in advance.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 23, 2013 12:27 AM

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Jan 23, 2013 1:15 AM in response to firewire7

Lot's of questions there...

No reason for the battery to report "Service Battery" unless you just got a bad one. That said, if you didn't purchase the AppleCare extended warranty, you'll likely have to pay (I'm just guessing - maybe around $150 or higher) to replace the battery as Apple considers it to be a user consumable item.

Doubt that it's a software glitch - your full charge shows you at only 204 mAh remaining... the battery is just on it's last legs...

Sorry,

Clinton

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