How Many Cycles Should A MBP Battery Last?

Any idea how many cycles a MBP battery should have?

Expected life is 500 cycles, but your mileage may vary. See the following:
About Batteries in Modern Apple Laptops
Apple - Batteries - Notebooks
Extending the Life of Your Laptop Battery
Apple - Batteries
Determining Battery Cycle Count
Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance
Battery University

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I got my ibook last year right before school started and still love it. The only problem is the battery seems to be dying on me. I've heard that the batteries should last about 2 years or maybe a little less.
Mine says its gone through about 270 cycles, and it dies in about 5-10 minutes without being plugged in now, even with the screen brightness on the lowest and energy saver being used etc...
I just wanted to know if this is common or if it isnt how I would go about getting a new battery because I dont have the $ to pay for one unfortunately but I need my ibook for schoolwork.

Welcome to Discussions!
Apple's batteries are designed to hold upto 80% of their charge after 300 cycles. Of course, its "upto", and not guaranteed.
You can try this to see if you can't get a little bit more out of it: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
Best,
-josh
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I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010. My battery has 326 cycles. It is not lasting more than 1 hr and a few minutes before needing a charge. How many cycles should it have?

I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010 that was purchased in summer of 2010. My battery has used 326 cyles. Is this normal for these batteries after two years? How many cycles should I expect to get out of it before getting a new one? Also, it only last about 1 hour plus about 30 minutes before needing to be charged again.

The battery is considered a 'consumable' item by Apple - I know that newer models (not sure about 2010's) are supposed to 'last' to about 1,000 cycle counts. But it all depends on how you've used (or abused) your battery as to how long it's going to last. I've 182 cycles on my 8 month old MBP and my battery 'health' is at 98%: I can still get a good 6 1/2 hours out of it...
...if you want more battery time, you're just going to have to buy a new battery or, if you purchased AppleCare, see if Apple will replace it gratis. I doubt that they will, though...
Clinton

How many cycles should my battery have? If it dies with less can I contact someone about it?

Just curious. My Macbok Pro battery has stopped charging all together. It reads that it has cycled 203 times. Is this normal for these many? Trying to find a way to ask Apple but I can't even figure out which number I call for a simple question like this. Any help would be awesome!

find your model here and see what its maxumum cycle count is: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1519. And if your battery is over one year old, it is out of warranty and you will have to buy a new one, regardless of how many cycles are on it.

How long should the MBP battery last?

HI, I have had my MBP 17inch for a few months now and its seems that the battery is rubbish! I generally get about 2-2.5 hours out of it, even when just surfing the internet. I calibrate it regularly, dim the brightness, turn off aiport etc.
Its says on the webiste I should get 5.75 hours! How long does other people's last? I was wondering if it had anything to do that I have the Hi Res version 1920-by-1200. Would it use more power?
Thanks very much for any info.
Ian

Use the iStat widget, not CoconutBattery. FYI, the "real" values should be checked in Utilites > System Profiler > Power.
Your "original capacity" is 6300 mAh. That's a nominal value, which is why yours is actually higher - new batteries range from 6200 - 6700 mAh, approximately. The 5500 mAh is the correct value for the 15" MBP - CoconutBattery can't tell the difference.
Be sure to properly calibrate your battery every couple of months.
RE your original post, 2.5-3.5 hours of battery life is normal, depending mostly on screen brightness.
Hope this helps...

MBP Retina - how many cycles will battery live

This battery can be never changed (is is really so ? ). How many cycles then it will keep its acceptable battery life before it is good for nothing ? Should one try to use this battery only sparimgly when inevitable to avoid its end sooner or later (that would make this laptop basically useless ?)

The battery can, supposedly, be changed by Apple techs... I don't know of anyone yet who has had the battery changes but I'm thinking it can be accomplished.
The battery should be able to go through at least 1,000 cycles before showing significant degradation. That's the Apple spec.
And, no, you shouldn't use the battery sparingly. It's there to be used and works best if it gets a healthy workout now and again. As the Nike commercials say, just do it, my thought on batteries is just use it - wisely, though. Don't let it completely run down, be aware of which apps will drain the battery quicker, if you don't use it that often let it drain down to 30-40% at least once every two weeks, etc.
Best advice, though, Just Use It.
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How long should an iPad battery last?

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I recently bought 13" mbp 2012 and I noticed that I only got 2HRS max and the only thing Im doing is watch movies on VLC and surf the net. How long does you mbp battery last?

That listed 7 hours is with very limited use. Low screen brightness, low keyboard backlight, No WiFi or bluetooth.
Most I have ever gotten from my 15" 2011 model is around 5-6 hours and that was with very light use. Just Web, Chrome, and email, thunderbird, and Wifi.

How many years can an Ipod Touch last?

Hello,
I have a year old 16g 2nd Gen Touch. Was wondering how many years
an Ipod Touch will last for. I realize you only get a certain amount of
charge cycles but was hoping that my Touch would last for a few years or more.
I realize that due to the nature of this device I will not be getting the same
number of years that my Nintendo DS has (still working fine after being
almost 5 years old). I also charge my Ipod Touch daily due to the fact that I use
the wifi and play games. I make sure to turn off the wifi when not using wifi but usually do not get much battery usage on a charge due to using it just for those
2 things. I did not get the extended warranty. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Like already mentioned, there really isn't a definitive answer to your question. I also have several iPod models (2 2nd gen nanos, 1 1st gen nano, 1 shuffle, 1 30 GB Classic, and a 3rd gen iPod Touch). Since the Touch is only 1 day old I can't say how it will hold up, but all of my iPods are still working, although the 1st gen nano has horrible battery life at this point. All of them are at least 2 years old. Until earlier this year I also had a iPod Mini that was still working and it has been years since they made that model. There are too many factors to consider when it comes to trying to predict the life span of your iPod.

How many cycles can i expect from by macbook 2006

how many cycles can i expect from by macbook 2006?

One complete discharge and recharge of the battery. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1519

HT5873 how long can a macbook pro battery last?

how long can a macbook pro battery last?

Depends on your particular model of MBP. It depends on the context, too. Do you mean hours of usage or do you mean life of the battery?

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Do you mean your hardware tester or Disk Utility?
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How many minutes should a new
iPod touch fifth generation should keep the charts

What is you question? In one place you ay "How many monte should a new iPod 5g kepps it charge" and in another "How many minutes should a new
iPod touch fifth generation should keep the charts"
What is the iPod doing during the time period?
Apple say:
Music playback time: Up to 40 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 8 hours when fully charged
However, uses report less time.

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What is the general rule of thumb (if their is one) of how many frames should be cut every second to achieve a choppy old film look? Or maybe it's not every second? What do you guys do?

you will get a more realistic look if you chop out frames manually
dump the playhead arbitrarily on the time line insert a cut nudge the playhead either i or 2 frames on and cut again discard the frames and either leave the black or butt the clips up for a "skip".
this really doesn't take long to do and is better than a predetermined sequence of chops made by a filter.
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How to make the phone's battery last longer ?

Hi everyone,
i am wondering if there is any difference when the battery is fully desharged thus the phone swithes off , and then you plug it into the power outlet to be charged.
or if it is not fully decharged, and it has some one or two battery bars on the upper right corner of the display, and you set it to be charged, is there any signifficant difference between these two states ?
is there any official or technical advice on "How to make the phone's battery last longer " ??
thanks in advance.

It depends on the battery.
Charging the battery when there is some power in it is especially bad for NiMH batteries. The loss of power is called "memory effect" - battery "remembers" that it does not get fully utilized and over time starts supplying less power.
But new Nokias come with Li-Ion or Li-Polymer and the effect on these being charged when there is still power in them is negligible. Especially for the Li-Polymer ones.
See here about batteries and "memory effect":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_%28electricity%29#Life_of_rechargeable_batteries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_effect
Here's more info on types of batteries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Ion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_cell
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