iBook Battery

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I have a 12 inch iBook, thats 23 months old (according to coconutbattery wait, i bought it in January 04 (I think) ...wtf) ....anyway....

As of late, I've noticed my battery just isnt holding a good charge anymore. So I decided to investigate this last night, and i remembered CoconutBattery that was posted on TUAW, so i checked it out.

On 8/26 I was at 80% capacity.

Yestarday i was at 73% capacity. Not a bad drop for 2 months.

So, i shruged it off decided it was my power settings... I probably tweaked something in there like a jackass. My battery died, computer went to sleep and I did too for an hour. I woke up, went upstairs got the adapter, came back down plugged it in, woke it from sleep.

Coconut battery refreshes it self. and shows 67% capacity :huh: :huh: So i'm like well thats not right. So i call up apple care, but their closed.

I call today, and the rep says theres nothing wrong with that...

uhhhhh... NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT?!

Let's review...

From 8/26/05 to 10/25/05 - 80-73... thats 6% in 2 months.

From like 4pm to 5pm on 10/25/05 - 73-67.... thats 6%... in A HOUR

and yet apple care says theres nothing wrong with those figures... :huh: :huh: Do you see anything wrong with that figure? I sure as hell do.

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Current Battery Charge: 3863 mAh

Maximum Battery Charge: 3888 mAh

Current Battery Capacity: 3888 mAh

Original Battery Capacity: 4400 mAh

The green capacity meter says: 88%

Battery Load Cycles: 375

This is on my 14" iBook that's 10 months old. Seems about normal, I guess.

Yours on the other hand... :unsure:

I don't know if that was any help.

EDIT: I'm curious, where on Long Island are you?

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Current Battery Charge:    3863 mAh

Maximum Battery Charge: 3888 mAh

Current Battery Capacity: 3888 mAh

Original Battery Capacity: 4400 mAh

The green capacity meter says: 88%

Battery Load Cycles: 375

This is on my 14" iBook that's 10 months old. Seems about normal, I guess.

Yours on the other hand... :unsure:

I don't know if that was any help.

EDIT: I'm curious, where on Long Island are you?

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Keep comin in with your battery stats so i can make a valid point to apple.

And, im in Mineola

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12-inch iBook G4 - 800MHz

Current Battery Charge: 4129 mAh

Maximum Battery Charge: 4144 mAH

99%

Current Battery Capacity: 4144 mAH

Original Battery Capacity: 4400 mAH

94%

Battery-Loadcycles: 54

Age of your Mac: 20 months

Charger connected: Yes

Dunno if this will help you at all. I'm quite happy how my Battery is chugging along its over a year old and only lost 6% capacity and 1% charge. Very nice. - Although I hardly use it away from its Power-cord.

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I'm not entirely sure about coconut battery i have seen batterys fresh out of the box showing a loss of 0

5 capacity, but in paractise they last as long as they should new.

I got a PB G3 (Firewire) in a few weeks ago and ran it for fun, The bttery was at 8% of the original capacity :)

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Current Battery Charge : 3016 mAh

Maximum Battery Charge : 4380 mAh

68%

Current Battery Capacity : 4380 mAh

Original Battery Capacity : 4400 mAh

99%

Battery-Loadcycles : 80

Age of your Mac : 11 months

Charger Connected : no

Battery is Charging : no

Hope this Helps :D

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