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    How to tell if you got a faulty battery?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Mfrey89, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    So my battery dies rather quickly when I am doing simple stuff like listening to music and surfing the web and I was wondering if there was a way to somehow prove it to a mac guy for a new battery. I dont wanna go in there and look like an idiot. Thanks.
     
    Mfrey89, Jul 1, 2008
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  2. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Well, could you put up a time and what cell battery you have?? That would be helpful.

    Also, if you are listening to your music loudly obviously your batt. life will be a lot lower than if you were just surfing...

    But if your battery life is truly bad, then I think by just going in with the laptop and battery that they would be able to help you out. :)
     
    shoelace_510, Jul 1, 2008
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  3. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    Iam not sure the cell.. I have the new black macbook.. whatever is standard with that.
     
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    Chris27, Jul 1, 2008
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  5. Mfrey89

    Mfrey89 Notebook Guru

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    7 Cycles. 100% Health. It just feels like the battery dies very quickly I went from 77% to 41% in an hour listening to music and using firefox.
     
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  6. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    They don't last for ever... 36% in 1 hour doesn't seem that bad. What brightness do you have your screen set for? Are you using wifi? Bluetooth? Mouse? That will also drain the battery more.
     
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    fsucesar Notebook Consultant

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    yea, make sure your blue tooth is turned off. When i bought my mbp new, my bluetooth was turned on automatically.
     
    fsucesar, Jul 1, 2008
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  8. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Yeah that % drop seems completely normal, especially if you are listening to music at a decent volume...
     
    shoelace_510, Jul 2, 2008
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    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    There are a number of things that drain the battery like mentioned before, Bluetooth, Airport on, brightness, speaker volume.

    Try the following:
    Charge your battery to 100%, turn off Bluetooth, set the brightness to the first tick, just above dark screen, set volume to half, remove mag-safe, start iTunes, start playing a playlist, start timer.

    See what you get. :D
     
    cdnalsi, Jul 2, 2008
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