Comments on: Check your battery's health with System Profiler http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler Practical tips to help you use Macs, iPhones or iPods Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Top 20 Tips for Apple users — Mac Tips http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-3384 Top 20 Tips for Apple users — Mac Tips Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:18 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-3384 [...] Check your battery's health with System Profiler [...] [...] Check your battery's health with System Profiler [...]

]]> By: Miraz http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-2544 Miraz Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:44:51 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-2544 Massimo: I'd say you're doing pretty well on your battery with 1.5 hours for 376 charges. My battery has 79 cycles and currently shows around 1.5 hours remaining. The amount of time any on full charge gives you depends a whole lot on what you're doing - eg reading, typing, playing music - and on what services you're using - eg wireless, backlight and so on. Apple suggest you fully discharge the battery around once per month and fully recharge it for best maintenance. There's no problem with charging it fully. Massimo: I’d say you’re doing pretty well on your battery with 1.5 hours for 376 charges.

My battery has 79 cycles and currently shows around 1.5 hours remaining.

The amount of time any on full charge gives you depends a whole lot on what you’re doing – eg reading, typing, playing music – and on what services you’re using – eg wireless, backlight and so on.

Apple suggest you fully discharge the battery around once per month and fully recharge it for best maintenance. There’s no problem with charging it fully.

]]> By: Paul H. http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-2538 Paul H. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:31:05 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-2538 I have been charging and using my MacBook for about 2 years now. I still get 3 hours or more of battery. One thing though, about 1 year into having it, the battery terminals on the battery side started corroding or something. They gave me a shiny new battery! I have about 350 charge cycles on this one. I have been charging and using my MacBook for about 2 years now. I still get 3 hours or more of battery. One thing though, about 1 year into having it, the battery terminals on the battery side started corroding or something. They gave me a shiny new battery! I have about 350 charge cycles on this one.

]]> By: Massimo http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-2536 Massimo Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:28:46 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-2536 Also I don't know whether charging the battery to its full is damaging or not? Is it better to charge it up to 70 - 80 % and then use it? Also I don’t know whether charging the battery to its full is damaging or not?
Is it better to charge it up to 70 – 80 % and then use it?

]]> By: Massimo http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-2535 Massimo Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:18:26 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-2535 My cycle count is 376.. after how many cycles does the battery has to be replaced? My battery life lasts about 1.5 hours.. not much !!! Need some advice.. I am considering replacing the battery but is quite expensive I believe.. I have tried different settings to increase h the battery life but is not making much difference.. battery still runs out quickly. My cycle count is 376.. after how many cycles does the battery has to be replaced?

My battery life lasts about 1.5 hours.. not much !!!

Need some advice.. I am considering replacing the battery but is quite expensive I believe.. I have tried different settings to increase h the battery life but is not making much difference.. battery still runs out quickly.

]]> By: Maddy http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-1127 Maddy Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:26:05 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-1127 MY cycle count is 319. Im getting some 1 Hour battery life. Before i had 4 hours of battery life :) MY cycle count is 319. Im getting some 1 Hour battery life. Before i had 4 hours of battery life :)

]]> By: Peter Rankilor http://mactips.info/2008/09/check-your-batterys-health-with-system-profiler/comment-page-1#comment-1126 Peter Rankilor Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:29:10 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=1111#comment-1126 Thanks for this useful explanation. Thanks for this useful explanation.

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