MB PRO Battery life!

Hello, for my battery, the system profiler says:
Full charge capacity (mAh): 3585
emaining Capacity (mAh): 3562
Cycle count: 276
Battery health: 64%
when i unplugged the MB, the battery indicator said i had 1:40 remaining.
Is this normal? should the battery last longer.
does this mean i should get a replacement from Apple?

Yes, depending on how you define 'normal'. But as long as you have calibrated your battery periodically, your battery appears to be failing prematurely. Apple extended the battery warranty to two years on all Core Duo machines (which I assume yours is based on clock speed).
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/
So, you should contact AppleCare of visit a Genius Bar and you should get a free replacement. Importantly you should contact them soon because the Apple spec is that a battery should maintain 80% health over 300 cycles - and you are getting close to that number.
Hope this helps...

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