MBP 15" - Full charge capacity

Hej,
since two weeks I have a new MBP 15", 3Ghz with 500GB HDD and 4GB RAM.
I compare the "Full charge capacity" with my old MBP.
The old one has 5347 with a three months old battery and the new MBP has only 6790. Currently I can work with it between 3 and 4 hours.
So my questions is: *What is your "Full charge capacity"?*
And yes I have reseted the SMC and calibrated the battery.
It would be nice to get some comments from other 15" MBP owners.
Thanks in advance
The complete log of my battery is:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-bq20z451-3ac8-53fd
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0000
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0003
Hardware Revision: 0003
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 6722
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 6790
Health Information:
Cycle count: 8
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 324
Voltage (mV): 12575

The 15" MBP has a 73 watt-hour battery. Assuming it has the same voltage as Apple portable batteries have had for years (10.8 V), the calculated full charge capacity of a new battery is 6760 mAh. That's a nominal value, and real new batteries will vary within a range of that value. So, your battery specs are fine. I know 3-4 hours seems a far cry from 7 hours, but keep in mind that the 7 hr estimate isn't 'real world', it's marketing. The biggest power consumer is the display, so turning down the brightness to the minimum level you need is the best thing you can do to increase battery life.

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i just made a quick check on my MBP and the full charge capacity is marginally lower than advertised.
it is mentioned that the full charge capacity is 5500mAh but i only get 5347mAH on my brand new macbook!
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My information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: DP-bq20z451-3acd-1803
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0000
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0003
Hardware Revision: 0002
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1816
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 5477
Health Information:
Cycle count: 2
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -935
Voltage (mV): 11128
The unit was purchased on Saturday and right out the box it had an FCC of 5618. After the first full cycle (condition) the FCC read 5542 and and now it's gone down even more. When I was at the Apple store they had 4, 13" MBP demo units and they were all scattered between 5300-5700 with all less than 5 cycles.
I think your battery is fine, from what you've said. I also wouldn't read too much into the 3rd party battery health monitoring tools, from experience what they judge as "95% of full charge capacity" is typically not entirely accurate.

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Is there any Apple link that officially lists the capacities of different type of batteries?
Any link/suggestion/opnions please.
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Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 2126
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 5261
Health Information:
Cycle count: 9
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
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Voltage (mV): 11278

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Battery : MBP 17in Rechargeable Battery
Model: A1189 10.18V 68Wh
Serial: 6 _ _ _ _ _ DVYF1A
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- I wait for 5% remaining charge before I plug the charger
- At several occasions I forgot to plug the charger before remaining charge goes to 0%
- I usually unplug the wall charger as soon as full charge is indicated.
- I sometimes leave the wall charger plugged for several hours after green light shows.
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Record of Battery Life/Charging
Battery Cycle Life (based on istatpro) Full Charge Capacity (based on MBP)
1 100% No Record
62 100% 6492 mAh
66 100% 6484 mAh
100 100% 6484 mAh
300 98% 6213 mAh
301-317 95-99% 5850 - 6109 mAh
318 83% 5254 mAh
318 (at 3908mAh or 53% remaining charge MBP suddenly shuts down)
318 (MBP shuts down if wall charger is unplugged) Tried calibrating and resetting SMC but did not work.
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I brought my MBP for check up here in Dublin, Ireland and indeed the problem was the battery. They replaced my battery with a new one without cost.
Thanks Apple my new battery now has a Battery Health of 100% with the following initial cycle records:
Battery Cycle Full Charge Capacity
1 (33% remaining charge as soon as I received it) 6810 mAh
1 (I then used the remaining charge up to 1%) 6726 mAh
1 (full charged) 6810 mAh
1 (full charged) I let it rest for few hours then checked 6879 mAh
2 (full charged) 6879 mAh
3 (full charged) 6876 mAh
4 (full charged) 6830 mAh
5 (full charged) 6845 mAh
5 (full charged) I let it rest for 1 hour then checked 6868 mAh
6 (3% remaining charge) 6829 mAh
I forgot to plug the charger (battery drained to 0%) 6492 mAh
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