hi i was hoping you buy a macbook can someone please tell me about the battery health of this mac? is 86% battery health with 126 cycle count good investment?

  • monti9530@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am near the 100 cycle count on my macbook air and the battery is at 99%. Still seems like a googl deal to me but hot damn did they make it suffer

    • hotowl69@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Quick question, what causes the battery to degrade like that? My battery has 400 cycles and it’s still at 100% battery health.

      • remeberthegoodtimes@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        One day you’ll reset it and see the battery go down instantly. Sometimes the system doesn’t report the right battery health.

      • keithcozyy@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        My m1 pro has degraded to 96% after barely 6 months of use, i suppose keeping it plugged in for hours or days contributes to the cause.

        However i have noticed that the newer the MacBook, the shorter the lifespan, and more delicate the battery is. Regardless of a 2012 MacBook or 2022, the battery makes Apple money… just as every other part

  • Alex20041509@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The battery may be a problem But the price it’s fair See if the seller can sell it at 900-1000 Due to the battery

    • monti9530@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Even if it were in 50% it would still be doing great numbers compared to other laptops.

      I honestly would not replace it until it only last about 4 hours on a charge. At 86% probably still does 10 hours.

      • milquetoast_wheatley@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Likely true (I own an M1 Pro and Air), I’m more concerned about battery swelling. The chemical changes are accelerating, and the first casualty is the trackpad. Worth $200 to get it swapped out asap.

        • monti9530@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Also true! I would definitely have a repair shop have a look at it to see if the battery needs to be swapped. It could be that the OG owner was just using it constantly for heavy work.

  • cappo3@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    My M1 Max also has horrible battery health with very little cycles. It seems to be a common problem on these Pros, based on a quick online research

  • 1amchris@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Looks like a fair deal to me. Depending on currency though. I’m CAD$.

    Keep in mind that the M1 (base) MacBook Pro has a tremendous battery life, so 86% shouldn’t be a big deal. I got mine at 88% (a year ago; likely was plugged in 24/7), and it hasn’t declined since.

    M1 should not dip under 10 hours I don’t think, which, imo is plenty.

  • nftw1234@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I just bought a MacBook Pro m1 512gb and 16gb ram for 1000$ CAD. Battery had like 38 cycles and 98% maximum capacity. Might be better to wait for a better deal battery replacements cost a lot and this laptop is close to the 75% max charge threshold I give myself before replacing a battery.

  • eggway_yourmom69@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Eh, my M1 Air is at 87% after 1 year and half

    Although it is important to note that it came with 92% brand new out of the box

    I contacted apple, they never did anything about it, but it never affected my usability, so I didn’t care much, though that seems extremely un-apple like lmao

  • play_hard_outside@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If that’s a 14” M1 Pro MBP as it appears to be in the photo, then even at $1,100 with that battery I’d say it’s a great buy.

  • easen0v@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    106 charges at 94%. I use AlDente as I stay plugged in most of the time.

    • croppeq96@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What is this app for? Does being plugged in most of the time helps to increase battery life?

      • muszmusz40@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You can Google apphousekitchen, and you’ll have it there. It’s a battery charging limiter, so it wouldn’t charge to 100% (which is stressful for the battery) when you don’t need it

        • ptfuzi@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I found out Sonoma limiting the charging because I was not using the battery lately… So I just un-installed aldente… I was using the free version

          • easen0v@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            I still can’t get it to limit my charging. Probably because i use the battery daily, just don’t want to overcharge it for 8hrs straight.

  • layyo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Is this dollars? Best Buy is selling the M2 with the same specs for 400 dollars more.

  • dewilru@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I think so few charge cycles because the MacBook was used constantly with the power supply, but the battery is already old in time.