Posted: 10/25/2025 6:25:52 AM EDT
[Last Edit: cruze5][Edited]
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pretty disappointed. anyone else in this ? purchased this February i ve noticed since month one. the battery life was less than my m1 i traded it in for Device Name:bq40z651 Firmware Version:0b00 Hardware Revision:100 Cell Revision:621b Pack Lot Code:0 PCB Lot Code:0 Charge Information: The battery's charge is below the warning level:No Fully Charged:No Charging:No State of Charge (%):99 Health Information: Cycle Count:63 Condition:Normal Maximum Capacity:90% System Power Settings: AC Power: System Sleep Timer (Minutes):1 Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):0 Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):10 Sleep on Power Button:Yes Wake on LAN:No Hibernate Mode:3 Low Power Mode:Yes Prioritize Network Reachability Over Sleep:No Battery Power: System Sleep Timer (Minutes):1 Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):0 Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):2 Sleep on Power Button:Yes Wake on LAN:No Current Power Source:Yes Hibernate Mode:3 Low Power Mode:No Prioritize Network Reachability Over Sleep:No Reduce Brightness:Yes |
I have an Apple Macbook Pro M2 which I think I got in 2023. Battery is 90%. Don't know if how I use it is optimal. Most of the time it is cabled to a Studio Display which is providing power to it so it isn't running off battery. Rare occasions when it is actuall run below 50% like sitting in living room watching a game and telling lefties how stupid they are on Facebook. 
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Originally Posted By cruze5: I've read nothing can be done unless it's below 80% within the first year. dunno if that is true yep it has apple care I would still ask. Start a paper trail, if nothing else. Honestly 63 full cycles seems like a lot in ~9 months. What is your usage scenario? |
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Originally Posted By MMcCall: I would still ask. Start a paper trail, if nothing else. Honestly 63 full cycles seems like a lot in ~9 months. What is your usage scenario? Originally Posted By MMcCall: Originally Posted By cruze5: I've read nothing can be done unless it's below 80% within the first year. dunno if that is true yep it has apple care I would still ask. Start a paper trail, if nothing else. Honestly 63 full cycles seems like a lot in ~9 months. What is your usage scenario? since new devices don't come with chargers. It's been charging my phones and iPad from this device (and the last two MacBooks I've owned) using the Apple charger and cables that came with it I've never had a battery drop this fast ever |
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I use my MacBook Pro daily, pretty extensively. Including for work. I had mistakenly believed that I should treat the battery the same way as I did laptop batteries from years ago... that I should NOT keep it on the charger, but instead let it run on battery until it needed charged and then plug it in and let it fill up... at which point I'd unplug it and use on battery again. Apparently that's not the way anymore... they know how to keep the batteries safely maintained, and the damage with the newer batteries is from the number of charge cycles, not by keeping it charged. I've stopped the constant discharge/recharge cycle, and now keep it on the charger and fully charged, with "Optimized battery charging" selected. I have 88% capacity left, with 527 cycles total. |
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@cruze5 Is the battery set to charge to 100% instead of 80%? There is an app you can buy called Aldente that limits the charging to a lower percentage to not wear out the battery. https://apphousekitchen.com/ |
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Originally Posted By DDiggler: I use my MacBook Pro daily, pretty extensively. Including for work. I had mistakenly believed that I should treat the battery the same way as I did laptop batteries from years ago... that I should NOT keep it on the charger, but instead let it run on battery until it needed charged and then plug it in and let it fill up... at which point I'd unplug it and use on battery again. Apparently that's not the way anymore... they know how to keep the batteries safely maintained, and the damage with the newer batteries is from the number of charge cycles, not by keeping it charged. I've stopped the constant discharge/recharge cycle, and now keep it on the charger and fully charged, with "Optimized battery charging" selected. I have 88% capacity left, with 527 cycles total. I got a new one last year and treat it the same but haven't had the need to work outside the home much. I'll have to check it out. |
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Depending on the Mac and the exact version of macOS installed the system will be far better at managing power and battery health than the user. All of Apple's devices there is some machine learning going on behind the scenes that help maintain battery health. If you think it's behaving out of spec Reset the SMC and drain the battery to between 15 and 20%. Allow the battery to charge back to 100% (or as close to it when charging stops) and drain again. Then monitor battery performance. While you don't have to over think it, it is a good idea to exercise the battery periodically by letting it drain to below 50%. How often you do this is kinda up to you. I do it at least once or twice a month - If I think about it. |
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Originally Posted By cruze5: observation here. i've been using the magnetic cable. now switched to the usbc cable its holding at 80% charge with no change on my part. what is your experience in this? i was told the magnetic is superior? what do you mean it's holding at 80%? Do you mean it stops charging at 80% full, Or do you mean your battery is holding 80% life? |
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Originally Posted By cruze5: I meant holding the battery charge at 80% then charging later gonna try the other cable again next week to see what happens If you know you're going to need 100% charge you can click the battery in the menu bar and tell it to charge to 100%. There are also some features coming where it will look at your calendar events and go ahead and charge to full before your meeting or business trip. Type of cable doesn't matter in this case, the system is regulating power intake and use, regardless of how it's coming in. |
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