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Battery Health
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My understanding of it is that each time you recharge your battery, it's capacity to store the maximum charge is reduced. For example a fresh battery will last for say 4 hours, then after 100 charges it can only store enough for 3.5 hours.
I assume by 45% battery life implies that you'll get roughly half the capacity/time compared to what you initially got.
I assume by 45% battery life implies that you'll get roughly half the capacity/time compared to what you initially got.
Just curious
Whats apples stance on this:
do they replace the battery if your getting less that fifty precent than it should (i heard they did that with some of the ipod batteries)
what can i do?
Whats apples stance on this:
do they replace the battery if your getting less that fifty precent than it should (i heard they did that with some of the ipod batteries)
what can i do?
I think there were certain iPod batteries which were eligible for free replacement or replacement for around $100. I don't believe there's anything like this for any of the notebooks, your only option is buying a new battery.elisha cuthbert said:
elisha cuthbert said:
I will buy your 21 hour battery for .....1 MILLION DOLLARS *removes pinky finger from lips*
lol and the only problem is http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3297/picture25bm.png but other than that its lasted since the last post/picturegauchogolfer said:I will buy your 21 hour battery for .....1 MILLION DOLLARS *removes pinky finger from lips*
so i may do a battery swap with him (without him knowing) and then i will have the battery so I can last through a whole day at school and the other problem is that the last time I was in france was 1999 and my dad isnt working over there anymore so us other members of the family dont get to go (unless qantas gives my mum more free tickets(she works for qantas))
If your battery has had 374 cycles I assume its quite old. 2 years maybe? If so this is to be expected, batteries degrade naturally. You can maintain their lifespan using certain methods, like always fully charging them and then fully discharging them, but I'll guess you haven't been doing that.
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Guys
Sorry to gatecrash with my own question. My PowerBook is nearly 3 years old, and for the past six months I've been having a battery issue. Even with minimum screen brightness, and both BT and AE turned off, I never get lower than 60% on the charge indicator before the 'Book goes into sleep mode. Even with recalibration and resets of the PMU, there's no improvement.
I've got the spare cash for a new battery, but before I shell out I just want to ask if this sounds like I could have a bigger issue with the PowerBook itself. The 'Book still has about two months of AppleCare left on it, so I'll have to be a bit quick about getting it in if there's a bigger problem.
What do you think?
Guys
Sorry to gatecrash with my own question. My PowerBook is nearly 3 years old, and for the past six months I've been having a battery issue. Even with minimum screen brightness, and both BT and AE turned off, I never get lower than 60% on the charge indicator before the 'Book goes into sleep mode. Even with recalibration and resets of the PMU, there's no improvement.
I've got the spare cash for a new battery, but before I shell out I just want to ask if this sounds like I could have a bigger issue with the PowerBook itself. The 'Book still has about two months of AppleCare left on it, so I'll have to be a bit quick about getting it in if there's a bigger problem.
What do you think?
