Macbook 13" Pro Retina turns off at 33% battery capacity
Today I found that my Macbook 13" pro Retina shut down suddenly at 33% battery capacity. And also, I checked the battery health, which was at 61% . The last time I checked, it was at about 98%. The current usage when fully charged and unplugged is 2h30.
Here's the screenshot:
I tried the SCM and PRAM,NVRAM reset but nothing happened. As I just purchased this Macbook in January, I dont think that the battery "degrades" this fast.
Please tell me how to fix it or to improve the current max capacity.
Thank you all !
Take it in for repair/replacement. The device has a one year warranty.
Barry
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