Is there something wrong with my Macbook Pro's battery?

I have just gotten my macbook pro three months prior and all of a sudden the battery won't last as long anymore. At 90% is says it is estimated to only last 2 hours and 30 minutes. Do I need to have my computer checked out?

Download "coconut battery" fro macupdate.com. This is the display on my system:
It tells me that I currently have a few more mAh than designed capacity (that particular number will vary but has not dropped below 6950 yet).
It will be a good "health" indicator of your battery, in combination with the "Condition" indicator you found before.

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Download "coconut battery" fro macupdate.com. This is the display on my system:
It tells me that I currently have a few more mAh than designed capacity (that particular number will vary but has not dropped below 6950 yet).
It will be a good "health" indicator of your battery, in combination with the "Condition" indicator you found before.

Is there anything wrong with my MacBook Pro?

My battery is significantly worse than when I bought it in the summer of 2009. I understand that the battery doesn't hold the same capacity of the course of its life, but I want to see how bad or good this really is.
The following are the settings on my MacBook Pro:
-All three EnergySaver preferences checked.
-Bluetooth OFF
-Wifi ON
-Brightness at 40%
-Only using Safari and Mail
After a full charger I only get 2:40 remaining battery life according to my Mac. Even when the battery icon appears 2/3 to 3/4 full it says I have 1:30 remaining. Is this really how bad the battery gets in the MacBook Pros? It still under AppleCare but I just don't know if this warrants a trip to the Apple Store. BTW, my full charge capacity is 5148(mAh) with 208 cycles.

Hello there!
Battery's preview of how long you will be ale to use it depends on the usage going on right at that time. You said you have safari open and if you're watching youtube/playing any flash game on safari it will definitely strain your battery juice! So just to be on safe side let's go through some process!
1- Calibrate your battery and for instruction search on google and you'll find the link to apple site for detail procedure.
2- While you're using you laptop on battery check activity monitor coz sometimes Mac OS goes through house maintenance and it will count up on high CPU usage which equals to high and faster draining of the battery! Good luck!

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DanielGiron wrote:
I recently got my new rMBP and I am not sure if it has some sort of defective battery or not. I feel as though the battery discharges far too quickly, often going from 96% charge ("8:27 remaining") to 87% charge ("5:08 remaining) or so in a matter of thirty minutes, perhaps sometimes more. I wasn't sure if this was due to having Mavericks since I have read that there have been a lot of cases where Mavericks has been responsible for short battery lives, or something of the sort.
I am sure that Chrome is responsible for the majority of the fast discharging of the battery, but find it hard to believe that it would take up so much energy so fast.
I would contact AppleCare and see what they have to say (90 days free phone support).
On a side note, I would like to know if there is a "better" way to charge the battery? Is it bad to have it plugged in the whole time? Should I only begin to charge it once it reaches 20% charge left or only charge it up to 80% charge to avoid overcharging? These are just some things I have read or heard here and there.
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And will I also be able to do that with the AppleCare packet? Or only if I have this?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
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