[ibook_steve]

I must be treating my battery really badly because my brand new i7 15" MBP's battery is already down to 94% capacity (6518 mAh out of 6900)! Coconut battery and Watts indicate this with only 10 charge cycles.

I'll admit that I do not "let the juices flow" as I guess I'm supposed to. I'm attached to AC at home, bring it to work, and attach to AC there. If this capacity drops down to 80% before 1000 charge cycles, that's bad. Would I get a battery replacement if it's within the first year?

Steve

[Waragainstsleep]

Try reconditioning it. Let it run all the way flat (until it forces sleep) then charge it all the way up uninterrupted. Batteries can't actually check how much charge they have in them, they just track how much goes in and out. This can cause irregularities. 'Reconditioning' may be more accurately thought of as recalibrating.

[ibook_steve]

I've tried recalibrating.

I'm sitting here at the airport right now and my battery has dropped from about 93% down to 84% in about 15 minutes. This can't be right. Time for Genius Bar?

Or am I panicking over nothing?

Steve

[reRESERVEDMD]

Just go to the Genius Bar and have them replace it. I wouldn't risk running out of warranty and then have the battery go kaput... [happened to me :/]