Brand New 2019 Macbook Air - 8 Battery Cycle Counts at 97%

[FreeWoRLD83]

Do you think this is a warning sign to see already 97.6% (according to coconut battery) with 8 battery cycle counts?

 

[chabig]

You cannot conclude anything from that number. Look for other threads here regarding battery health. This has been discussed to death.

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes replacement coverage for a defective battery. You aren’t even close that yet.

If you see Service Recommended on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro - Apple Support

Learn how to check the health of your battery and resolve charging issues.

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[ghanwani]

It goes up and down. I have seen 98% after a few cycles only to see 100% after a few more. Keep checking it for a few more days.

 

[Jimmy James]

The probe that penetrates the battery housing to measure the chemical reaction must be malfunctioning.

 

[ghanwani]

This is what my history looks like.

 

[AustinIllini]

The probe that penetrates the battery housing to measure the chemical reaction must be malfunctioning.

I'm not even sure we can conclude this based on a data point.

OP, I would recheck your machine every 2 weeks and make sure the battery percentage stays level. If it falls below 90% within the quarter (ie before February), maybe then flag it to Apple. Right now this seems within normal operating range.

 

[FreeWoRLD83]

Just to let you know, I returned it and got the 256gb version instead.

 

[FreeWoRLD83]

This is really weird

Same app that was showing %97 on the 2019 Macbook Air that I returned (with only 8 cycle count),
it is showing me 102% on the new 2019 Macbook Air I received now - only 3 CCs

 

[ghanwani]

I had many of those > 100% readings interspersed with < 100% readings. So it varies. Keep checking it at different levels of battery charge.