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How long did your laptop battery last for?
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I've had mine for five months, and usually leave it plugged most of the time.
If it makes a difference, I leave on my ibook almost 24/7 [F@H, of course].
I'm a bit concerned, mine seems a bit lower than others for its age. I calibrated my battery when I first bought my ibook too
Should I be worried about my battery's status ?
Also, when I unplug it and use it away from the outlet; is it better for the battery if I would completely let the battery drain away; or should I plug it back it in immediately and charge it ?
(This is besides the occasional calibration when I let the battery drain to 0%, about once a month).
regards,
keyshawn
If it makes a difference, I leave on my ibook almost 24/7 [F@H, of course].
I'm a bit concerned, mine seems a bit lower than others for its age. I calibrated my battery when I first bought my ibook too
Should I be worried about my battery's status ?
Also, when I unplug it and use it away from the outlet; is it better for the battery if I would completely let the battery drain away; or should I plug it back it in immediately and charge it ?
(This is besides the occasional calibration when I let the battery drain to 0%, about once a month).
regards,
keyshawn
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Temujin said:
Just interested, did they replace just the battery?
I had same problme with 15" DL. It reported about 46% of original charge left after 2 months use. I rang Apple and they decided to replace the entire laptop rather than the battery. Seemed wasteful to me, but then Steve announced MacBookPro so when the replacement arrives, I'm returning for a refund and getting the macbookpro
keyshawn said:
89% isn't terribly bad I guess. I keep seeing conflicting information with regard to batteries in both the Powerbooks and the iBooks. If it doesn't really affect your lifestyle with regard to use don't worry. If it really annoys you pick up another one or try calibrating the battery again.
keyshawn said:
I've only had advice to NOT let it drain all the way down each time I use it when not plugged into an outlet. I don't let mine fall below 60% (on my Powerbook mind you) but that's just me.
MacRumorUser said:Just interested, did they replace just the battery?
I had same problme with 15" DL. It reported about 46% of original charge left after 2 months use. I rang Apple and they decided to replace the entire laptop rather than the battery. Seemed wasteful to me, but then Steve announced MacBookPro so when the replacement arrives, I'm returning for a refund and getting the macbookpro
Yeah, just the battery. Got a new one 2 days later at my local Apple Store.
xPismo said:
Well. Talk about timing. My orig battery started going south rapidly since I posted that. So, apple.com/store: 1 battery please, thanks. Oh, and google the life of li-poly batteries for some interesting info. No matter what you do, they will die around year three from the manufacture date (so no old stock for these macs). Here are my big numbers so far:
So hopefully i have 4 or so hours of real life for school that starts next week.
Think I can still find the last 33mAh for the magic 4400?
(Oh, I still love my powerbook.)
I agree that taking care of your battery is a great idea, but some people like value it over their lives...
"Oh no, I can't bring my laptop with me, it only charged to 92% and still has 8 to go..."
I mean what's the worst that happens? Your battery doesn't last more than 3 years and you drop another $100 on a brand new one...it's not that bad.
"Oh no, I can't bring my laptop with me, it only charged to 92% and still has 8 to go..."
I mean what's the worst that happens? Your battery doesn't last more than 3 years and you drop another $100 on a brand new one...it's not that bad.
Well I thought I'd revive this thread as I just downloaded istatpro widget and discovered some info about my 4 1/2 year old tibook battery.
I'm using the original battery in my 1g tibook laptop and have had the computer on just about everyday for the past 4-5 years.
According to istatpro here are my battery stats:
Health: 81%
Cycles: 688
I'm happy to know my battery is holding in there. I still regularily get 2.5-3+ hours of regular usage out of it.
I'm using the original battery in my 1g tibook laptop and have had the computer on just about everyday for the past 4-5 years.
According to istatpro here are my battery stats:
Health: 81%
Cycles: 688
I'm happy to know my battery is holding in there. I still regularily get 2.5-3+ hours of regular usage out of it.
Well, this is my 2nd battery which is about 3 months old and it still at 4400mAh. My other battery is I think at 17% remaining. iBook 1.42Ghz 1.5GB RAM.
I'm at 82% health with 28 cycles, but I leave mine plugged all the time unless I'm traveling, which is not very often. My PB will be 2 years old in October.
Rev. A 12" Aluminum PB
I bought the 800MHz PB back in 2002. I've replaced the HD but the battery is still original. It lasts about 2.5 hours and its typically used for web-surfing, chatting, PDF viewing, file-browsing, and playing iTunes from over the network.
I bought the 800MHz PB back in 2002. I've replaced the HD but the battery is still original. It lasts about 2.5 hours and its typically used for web-surfing, chatting, PDF viewing, file-browsing, and playing iTunes from over the network.
