What is the number of the "Cycle Count" you have on your mac laptop

[Nguyen07]

i have a macbook pro early 2011 model. I have 166, and I start to worry... :(

[Ezaura]

Do you mean battery cycle count? That is nothing. Post 2010 models should be capable of at least 4 times that. Just make sure the battery gets fully drained before charging.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

I'm confused. What do you mean by cycle count?

[Midge]

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 6733

Fully Charged: Yes

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6768

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 37

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 12489

am i doing good? its about 3-4 months old

[.Neo]

  On 27/01/2012 at 04:07, Ezaura said:

Just make sure the battery gets fully drained before charging.

From what I've read there's no need for that, in fact it can make things go down hill even quicker.

[celticpride678]

1180 cycles and still getting a "normal" condition :)

[chrispinto]

326 cycles. Mid 2009 MBP

[Nick H. Supervisor]

Looking at coconutBattery it says I have done 431 loadcycles on my 33 month old macbook pro. The battery is on the way out though. :(

[Guest]

Cycle Count: 144, early 2011 MacBook Pro - bought in March.

[protocol7]

[AltecXP]

My Air is 12 weeks old, 41 cycles and can only hold 95% of original capacity.

[Rudy]

Got mine last summer and I take it to work every week day and I only have 40 cycles? Not sure how?? :/

[BoredBozirini]

Mid 2010 MBP, 340 cycles.

[lt8480]

  On 27/01/2012 at 16:15, .Neo said:

From what I've read there's no need for that, in fact it can make things go down hill even quicker.

Yep the need to "drain" batterys has long gone. No new laptop requires such battery tactics.

[IceBreakerG]

My MacBook Pro is a mid 2010 model, and I have 158 load cycles on it so far. Coconut Battery says it's 21 months old (which is about right since I got it for my birthday in April that year). The current and design capacities have me concerned though. Current capacity is 6345 mAh and the design capacity is 6900 mAh, so it's at 91% capacity now, which is a noticeable amount of battery life (I think close to 45mins or so).

[Miuku.]

  On 02/02/2012 at 00:03, lt8480 said:

Yep the need to "drain" batterys has long gone. No new laptop requires such battery tactics.

Not exactly true - whilst Li-Ion batteries don't suffer from the memory effect, the controller on the battery itself needs occasional calibration to work properly - allowing the battery to drain and then recharging it fully fixes it most of the time. Apple itself says a full discharge once per month is a recommended procedure to expand the lifespan of the battery.

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

49 cycles on my early 2011 MBP 13 months old

[cybertimber2008]

  On 27/01/2012 at 16:15, .Neo said:

From what I've read there's no need for that, in fact it can make things go down hill even quicker.

Correct. If you discharge it to 75% and then charge, it only counts as a 1/4 cycle. You can do that four times before it counts as a full cycle.

Draining it fully helps calibrate the battery meter, but doesn't necessarily prolong the life of the battery. Now if you use it all the time on AC power, yea, draining it once in awhile fully will prolong the life of the battery.

[OOOOOOOO]

Cycle count ... 15! :D

[Matthew S.]

Cycle Count: 222

Condition: Normal

Late 2009 13-inch MacBook with a ram and HDD upgrade (8GB "Not supported")

[PyX]

  On 27/01/2012 at 16:15, .Neo said:

From what I've read there's no need for that, in fact it can make things go down hill even quicker.

Can you point me to the article(s) you read ? Right now, I am one who prefers discharging the battery a lot before recharging it.

Oh and don?t leave your battery plugged in all the time. In fact, no more than 8 hours consecutive. It?s good to let it drain every now and then.

[Miuku.]

  On 08/02/2012 at 06:00, PyX said:

Can you point me to the article(s) you read ? Right now, I am one who prefers discharging the battery a lot before recharging it.

He has a point, however it should (as far as I am taught and know) only matter if you leave it like that for extended periods of time (you store the battery without use for months).