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What’s a Good Battery Cycle Count for MacBook Pro?

What’s a Good Battery Cycle Count for MacBook Pro?

The battery in a MacBook is an important aspect of your Mac’s health and operating capacity. Critical components like these are designed to function for a long time under normal circumstances.

Technology over the years has really come a long way and laptop batteries today can hold a charge for far longer than similar batteries did several years ago.

Even though your MacBook’s battery can last a long time it is still a battery. And that means that it simply doesn’t last forever. Over time, the overall power of the battery begins to diminish and eventually it can wear down and need to be changed.

The ability of your battery depends on the number of battery cycles it goes through in its lifetime and by keeping track of this, you can estimate how long your battery will last.

What is the Battery Cycle?

A battery cycle is the complete process of charging your battery completely and then using all of the power until it’s no longer operating. Every time you change your battery to 100% and then use the battery power until 0%, that is 1 battery cycle.

There is an estimated number of total battery cycles that your MacBook Pro has until it needs to be replaced. After going through that many battery cycles, the battery will begin to slow down and not function as well.

Just like any other type of battery, the one in your MacBook Pro will not last forever. After time, it will begin to not hold a charge for as long as it did when new.

These batteries will still last a long time but after you go through an estimated amount of battery cycles you will notice worse performance out of your battery.

How Many Cycles Can MacBook Battery Go Through?

The estimated number of cycles your battery can go through before needing to be replaced can vary by the model and year of your MacBook.

The average number of cycles is 1000 but can be as low as 300 for some really old models. Some models are 500.

MacBook Model Max Cycle Count
MacBook Air (Late 2008), MacBook Pro (2008), MacBook (2006-2009) 300
MacBook (Late 2008), MacBook Pro (Late 2008), MacBook Air (Mid 2009) 500
All other models (including the latest MacBook Pros released in 2020 and 2021) 1000

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