Hello community,
I'm on the market for an used Macbook pro (specifically the 2015 13 inch rMBP, 256GB storage)
I currently have two offers that differ only on the battery cycle count:
- one has 530 cycles and sells for 930€ (this seller claims around 10h of battery life)
- the other one has 211 cycles and sells for 1000€ (this seller claims around 6-7h of battery life)
both sellers claim that their macbooks are in excellent condition so let's assume that they are equal otherwise.
Is the battery cycle count a good measure of battery health? Could it be generally said that the macbook with a lower cycle count will have a better battery life over all, regardless of how it was used by it's first owner?
Unfortunately I won't be able to test the computers for more than a few minutes before deciding.
Finally, do you think that the lower battery cycle count is worth the 70€ price difference?
thanks for any thoughts.
I'm on the market for an used Macbook pro (specifically the 2015 13 inch rMBP, 256GB storage)
I currently have two offers that differ only on the battery cycle count:
- one has 530 cycles and sells for 930€ (this seller claims around 10h of battery life)
- the other one has 211 cycles and sells for 1000€ (this seller claims around 6-7h of battery life)
both sellers claim that their macbooks are in excellent condition so let's assume that they are equal otherwise.
Is the battery cycle count a good measure of battery health? Could it be generally said that the macbook with a lower cycle count will have a better battery life over all, regardless of how it was used by it's first owner?
Unfortunately I won't be able to test the computers for more than a few minutes before deciding.
Finally, do you think that the lower battery cycle count is worth the 70€ price difference?
thanks for any thoughts.