How many cycles?

[Kingsly]

I noticed I have been obsessing about keeping the cycles low on my MacBook Pro's battery. Should I be worried? Approx. how many cycles can I put on the battery before it begins to loose life?
Thanks.

 

[rye9]

I'm not sure but its a lot I believe. There's no need to worry anyways bc if it ever does need to be replaced, u dont even have to send it in, just buy a new battery. keyword: "if"

 

[rye9]

I just checked and on Apple.com, it says a battery keeps 80% of its original capacity after 300 cycles. Oh, how is it possible for my battery to have more than its original capacity?

 

[drift1492]

I dont think its that big of a deal. I am over 400 cycles on my 12 pb, and my capacity is at 89%. (I am ignoring the fact that our batteries are very different.)

 

[GoCubsGo]

I am not sure if this is good but I have 40 load cycles, 90% capacity and 13 months of ownership.
Is this normal/bad/good?

 

[iMeowbot]

Oh, how is it possible for my battery to have more than its original capacity?

Once in a while a software update that improves power management can cause that kind of thing to happen.