Ken Masters
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I'm at 197 cycles after 1 year, should I be worried?
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I'm at 197 cycles after 1 year, should I be worried?
Circle T
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After a year and <100 cycles, what is your MBP showing for health? The slightly higher cycle count isn't really the worrying part about my MBA. It is being used pretty frequently all day, so it will have some cycles on it. I'm more concerned with the fact that, with only ~150 cycles on it (well under Apple's suggested 1,000), it is already down 5-7% life.
Good Job Bob
Member
Why is it whenever I start up my late 08 MBP the screen is cold with a bluish tint and then as it gets closer to booting up the screen switches to a warm yellowish tint?
Is their anyway I can get it to stay cold?
Is their anyway I can get it to stay cold?
CrudeDiatribe
Member
It's loading 'colorsync', probably. In the Display preferences you can pick a different profile, and calibrate the display with your eyeballs to create a new one.
After almost two years and 96 cycles my battery health is at 94%.
99% life.
Have you tried calibrating it by fully discharging it? You should be doing it once every month.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
Ken Masters
Banned
how are you guys having such low amount of cycles on your batteries? Do you always have it plugged in? I don't have my laptop plugged in unless it's about to go dead and I'm wireless almost always, and I'm at 197 cycles after just over an year and at 84% capacity
opticalmace
Member
I think I heard years ago it was bad (for the battery) to keep your laptop plugged in all the time. What's the common wisdom now?
Having my old 2006 MacBook plugged in all the time ruined the thing.
The battery completely died in just over 2 years.
DeadRockstar
Member
The Apple website has this advice on charging.
Assuming a train ride that's not absurd, it might be 45 mins. That's still suggesting the laptop is plugged in for the majority of the time, but just drained a bit every day, say to around 75-85% depending on what tasks you're doing and then topped back up.
Of course that's all assumption based on vague information, but at least it's clear that draining it completely every time isn't ideal.
Apple said:
Assuming a train ride that's not absurd, it might be 45 mins. That's still suggesting the laptop is plugged in for the majority of the time, but just drained a bit every day, say to around 75-85% depending on what tasks you're doing and then topped back up.
Of course that's all assumption based on vague information, but at least it's clear that draining it completely every time isn't ideal.
this was/is true. I had an old 2008-ish MBP that I never cycled (owned one year, only cycled 4 or 5 times. this is why i have an iMac now.) battery had to be replaced at the apple store when I sold it as it would shut off power in an hour or so.
I don’t know if Apple’s newer batteries are better at this or not.
Circle T
Member
Yea, that is where I was reading all the cycle count info from. I do fully discharge it entirely probably once every couple weeks or so.
Well, according to Apple's current documentation, leaving them plugged in all the time is not ideal.....
Apple said:
I normally run it down a bit, say to around 50-60%, and then charge it back up. And then, as mentioned above, once every couple weeks or so I will fully discharge it and then fully top it back off. I may just take it over to the Apple Store and see what they say.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Re: Battery
Just fucking use it. You paid a slight premium so you wouldn't have to think about this shit. It's okay to leave it plugged in. Notice the orange to green light on the power cord? It doesn't always top up so it saves cycles.
Just fucking use it. You paid a slight premium so you wouldn't have to think about this shit. It's okay to leave it plugged in. Notice the orange to green light on the power cord? It doesn't always top up so it saves cycles.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Are you wondering specifically about the digital-out to TOSLINK adaptor, or the whole process? It should be the same as on a PC, otherwise.
freenudemacusers
Member
So I've been running a SMART reporter, and I've gotten several 'bad IO' warnings today, which apparently are 99.9% the result of bad blocks on the HD. Guess I'm replacing the HD after all.
I agree. By the time your battery becomes unusable, you'll have gotten your moneys worth out of it and will most likely be ready to upgrade anyway. Relax and don't stress over it. Cycle once a month and don't worry about health unless it's extremely low for some reason.
Circle T
Member
The only reason I'm concerned is, my battery health and cycle counts are progressing at a trajectory that is much faster than Apple says is normal. I just didn't know if this was expected, or if anyone knew of a problem similar to this. I'm worried because things are progressing, unsurprisingly, for the battery to be "dead" just shortly after my warranty expires.
I have never had an Apple battery last more than 18 months. Right now I'm at 184 cycles, status "Service Battery" after about 15 months. I keep it plugged in at work, sleep the rest of the time. Only use it occasionally at home. The battery lasts 15 minutes then kills the machine cold.
Battery technology is so shit.
Battery technology is so shit.
freenudemacusers
Member
teruterubozu
Member
The newer Macbooks actually do not require the monthly battery recalibration.
teruterubozu
Member
Oh? Some body else earlier in the thread said it would be best if I did the monthly recalibration.. now I'm confused as to what to do. What's with the newer models, that doesn't requiere this?
Yeah, sorry it might have been me that posted that, actually.
But the newer versions with the built-in non-removable batteries do not require calibration:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Red means it's charging. Green means it isn't and the laptop is running off the adapter and not battery. So leave it plugged in.
Seriously, you guys bought Macs so you wouldn't have to think about this nonsense.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iMac
they will likely update when Intel releases Ivy Bridge in a couple months.
personally, if i did not need a new computer now, I would wait.
thanks. i'll wait and see for now. is there any big events planned for the near future that they might announce something?
nope, no mac events planned. The would typically only announce an event for a major redesign (the last one was the 2010 macbook air) and give out press invites one week before the announcement.
at this point, we're only expecting an update because of how long the current design has been around and the schedule for Intel's new product line. but no promises
Patrick Bateman
Member
I thought about putting in a bit more RAM in my iMac. It has an 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 and 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM. How much could I put in there? And would be RAM from Corsair good?
I found this side: http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...-i3-3.06-21-inch-aluminum-mid-2010-specs.html
Where they say:
Are there any 12 GB modules that are installable as two? On Amazon they only sell them as three.
I found this side: http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...-i3-3.06-21-inch-aluminum-mid-2010-specs.html
Where they say:
Are there any 12 GB modules that are installable as two? On Amazon they only sell them as three.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Okay the GRAND CENTAL NYC APPLE STORE must be the coolest place I've ever post on Gaf from wow
K
kittens
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Hey yall, don't really know if this is the best thread for the question, but...
I need case/sleeve recommendations for my 13" MBP! I want something slim and durable that will take up minimal space in my backpack. I like the slim form of sleeves, but if there's a more rigid, shell-like case that's about as slim as a sleeve, I'd go with that. Much appreciated!
I need case/sleeve recommendations for my 13" MBP! I want something slim and durable that will take up minimal space in my backpack. I like the slim form of sleeves, but if there's a more rigid, shell-like case that's about as slim as a sleeve, I'd go with that. Much appreciated!
Mine wont even charge now. No red or green light. Not happy, and Ive tried all the bullshit "support" that troubleshooting says.
threetri333
Banned
To Macbook Air/Pro Users with SSDs, how much space does your SSD have currently compared to when you first got your laptop? I am interested in the storage decay of SSDs.
Looking more and more likely that this year the MBP and MBA line are going to merge and the pro will be losing the optical drive and going super-thin:
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/10...ing-macbook-air-form-factor-in-2012-redesign/
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...e_with_radically_redesigned_macbook_pros.html
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/10...ing-macbook-air-form-factor-in-2012-redesign/
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...e_with_radically_redesigned_macbook_pros.html
StopMakingSense
Member
No. But RAM is so damn cheap, that tossing out the 4gb to make way for 4 4gb SO-DIMMS isn't really out of the question.
Honestly, as long as the ram is the correct spec, I find that it really doesn't matter what manufacturer you buy the ram from. Just DO NOT pay more than $40 per 8gb.
Interesting. If true, I wonder if this will bump the resale value of "traditional" Pros with disc drives? I'm not in a hurry to get rid of my 2010 15", but depending on how it all worked out I wouldn't be opposed to essentially trading "down" to an Ivy Bridge 13", depending on the specs. Super thin chassis makes me think the 13s and 11s will wind up with integrated graphics only again though...:/
Yeah seeing how they'll all have the same form factor and design I suspect that when the 2012 revisions hit they'll all just be called MacBooks.
Good Job Bob
Member
All with Retina Displays.
Yeah Apple is going to go retina on MacBooks in addition to iPad 3 this year that is for sure all rumors point to that so far.
They are going to blow away the competition in resolution on laptops, I can't believe the companies building Windows PC's really have yet to step up the game in terms of going retina.
opticalmace
Member
Sounds kinda weird to me. I love the Airs but I know quite a few people who use the extra power of the Pro. I guess we'll see.