The battery in my 1-year old MacBook Pro seems to die faster than usual. I'll charge it all night, for example, and the battery will die within a half an hour to an hour (when before it would last for much longer.) My settings have not changed -- I use energy saver and normal for battery life. Should I get it checked out, or is there something I can do to fix it myself?
2007-08-09 15:20:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Avoid Over charging the battery it will shorten your battery life..Calibrate your battery for a good battery performance and If you are going to use your laptop for long period of time..Remove the battery and plug you laptop in the outlet instead of charging your computer over and over
2007-08-09 15:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by BanzaiFTW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's not unusual for a Laptop battery. Heat could be responsible for it's early demise. Get a new battery from apple or better still argue with them and see how you get on as new bat's are mighty expensive. Get a laptop stand (with built in fan) and dont use it on the bed or similar in future, keep the laptop as cool as you possibly can.. Also dont overcharge them.
2016-05-18 04:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by dominique 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try 2 things: first try draining the battery all the way down, take it out of the laptop and leave it for a few minutes then put it back in and it "should" give you a longer battery life. second take the battery out, put into a ziplock bag and store in fridge for a couple of hours, take out and leave it to dry by room temperature. if all fails apple should replace it for you.
good luck
2007-08-09 15:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by hybridxfactor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the genius bar @ apple store and they will help u. it sounds like ur battery is dying. get a new battery 4 it @apple.com
2007-08-09 15:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋