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sivasubramaniyem

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Q: Cycle count is >1000 is it normal?

Max cycle count for my Macbook Pro has been displayed as 1000 but my cycle count is displayed as 1031, what does it mean?

OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 30, 2015 10:02 PM

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Q: Cycle count is >1000 is it normal?

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by Grant Bennet-Alder,

Grant Bennet-Alder Jun 30, 2015 10:05 PM in response to sivasubramaniyem
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Jun 30, 2015 10:05 PM in response to sivasubramaniyem

It means you are a lucky person indeed. You are getting more cycles out of your battery that expected.

But somewhere, there is someone getting less, and they will be sending you hate mail when they find out about this.
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by Kappy,

Kappy Jun 30, 2015 10:05 PM in response to sivasubramaniyem
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Jun 30, 2015 10:05 PM in response to sivasubramaniyem

It means you have run 31 cycles above the average 1000 cycle effective life of the battery. And, apparently, your battery's condition is still normal.
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by sivasubramaniyem,

sivasubramaniyem Jun 30, 2015 10:16 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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Jun 30, 2015 10:16 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

@Grant - LOL....I don't think I'm lucky... Now a days my battery life has gone down.. Thanks for your response
@ Kappy - Thanks for your response
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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE Jul 1, 2015 3:50 AM in response to sivasubramaniyem
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Jul 1, 2015 3:50 AM in response to sivasubramaniyem

It means, replace the battery. Occasionally an old battery will expand and cause damage to your MBP.

Ciao.
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