Macbook battery capacity dropping big time

[will0407]

I've had my macbook since Friday. Check out the attached image and let me know if you think those readings are a bit dodgy(i.e my battery capacity shouldn't have dropped that much)

cheers.
will

 

[iGary]

It's normal.

Unplug it for about ten minutes and charge it again and it will charge right up to 100%

 

[SpaceMagic]

It's normal.

Unplug it for about ten minutes and charge it again and it will charge right up to 100%

I don't think he's talking about current charge... he's talking about the capacity i.e. 98%.

It's normal. It wont go down any/much more. If you notice a severe drop then contact apple... don't go by what cocoaBattery says, go by the length of time you get from a single charge. Remember to fully discharge and recharge your battery around once a month.

 

[iGary]

I don't think he's talking about current charge... he's talking about the capacity i.e. 98%.

It's normal. It wont go down any/much more. If you notice a severe drop then contact apple... don't go by what cocoaBattery says, go by the length of time you get from a single charge. Remember to fully discharge and recharge your battery around once a month.

Right - and the link talks about it not charging fully.

One way to get it back up and aleviate any fears of decreased capacity is to discharge it a bit and plug it back in. It almost always goes right back up to 100%.

Some people just like to see t hat 100%.

 

[will0407]

OK, it just seemed a bit alarming that it should drop when I've only had it 3 days- granted it's only 2%, but when you pay over a grand (£!!), you just want to make sure it's all running smoothly!

thanks for swift replies, always nice!

 

[iGary]

OK, it just seemed a bit alarming that it should drop when I've only had it 3 days- granted it's only 2%, but when you pay over a grand (£!!), you just want to make sure it's all running smoothly!

thanks for swift replies, always nice!

Make sure you fully discharge it once a month - let it discharge until it sleeps, and then plug it in to charge it.