Brand-new Mac from Apple showing 130 power cycles but only 3 power-on hours – should I be worried?

[mdxer]

I just bought a brand-new Macbook pro M4 max directly from Apple. After checking the SSD’s SMART data using DriveDx and smartctl , I noticed something unusual: it shows about 130 power cycles but only around 3 total power-on hours. This seems odd to me why would there be so many power cycles in such a short total uptime?

I’m wondering if this is normal due to factory testing or something similar, or if it’s a sign that something might be off. Has anyone else seen something like this on a newly purchased Mac? Should I contact Apple Support to confirm everything is okay, or is this just standard for a freshly shipped device?

Thanks for any insights!

 

[fraXis]

What about the Data Units Read and Written? Is that from you (via migration assistant)? What about the unsafe shutdowns? If you think this is a concern, return it and get a new/different one.

 

[kitKAC]

This might be a weird question, but I'm going to ask it anyway.... do people not buy Macs anymore and just use them?