New Macbook Pro Battery first charge

What is the best thing to do with a new macbook pro? charge to full before use? or use it straight away?

Here are two Apple support articles that you may find to be informative and useful regarding your MBP battery:
http://http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446
Ciao.

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Hardware Overview:
Model Name:                       MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:                   MacBookPro8,1
Processor Name:                 Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:                2.3 GHz
Number of Processors:        1
Total Number of Cores:       2
L2 Cache (per Core):           256 KB
L3 Cache:                             3 MB
Memory:                               8 GB
Boot ROM Version:              MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system):       1.68f99
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number:             W0********BA
Manufacturer:              SMP
Device Name:              bq20z451
Pack Lot Code:            0000
PCB Lot Code:             0000
Firmware Version:       0201
Hardware Revision:     000a
Cell Revision:               0158
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):          0
Fully Charged:                             No
Charging:                                     No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):      0
Health Information:
Cycle Count:    120
Condition:         Replace Now
Battery Installed:            Yes
Amperage (mA):            0
Voltage (mV):                9696
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):      30
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):            0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):       15
Wake on AC Change:                     No
Wake on Clamshell Open:              Yes
Wake on LAN:                                 No
Current Power Source:                   Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:                 Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):      10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):            10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):       5
Wake on AC Change:                     No
Wake on Clamshell Open:              Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:                 Yes
Reduce Brightness:                         Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:    No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:           Yes
ID:                         0x0100
Wattage (W):        60
Revision:              0x0000
Family:                 0x00ba
Serial Number:     0********e
Charging:              No
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LowLuster, greetings:
LowLuster wrote:
Whether you had the Applecare extended warranty or not it would not cover the battery on a 2011 model. Apple considers the battery to be a consumable item that will fail eventually. Because of that after the first year of ownership Apple does not replace the battery for free, in warranty or not.
That is not necessarily the case. I had a battery replaced free of charge well after one year of use. There is latitude exercised by Apple in determining if and when a battery should be replaced for free. I suggest that there is a strong argument in the case of one with 120 cycles. As is the case with any part, some that are produced are defective and fail prematurely, whether it is a battery, HDD, RAM chip etc.
Ciao.

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