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    Lenovo X220 battery capacity normal?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by veesah, Aug 20, 2013.

  1. veesah

    veesah Newbie

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    So my X220 battery (6-cell, Lenovo 29+) has been through 592 cycles and it can now hold 52% of it's original capacity (as reported by ThinkVantage diagnostics).

    Is such a drastic loss in battery capacity normal for this many cycles?
     
    veesah, Aug 20, 2013
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    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Yes to a degree. You've also managed to go through that many cycles in a fairly short period of time which doesn't help.
     
    ajkula66, Aug 20, 2013
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I would say how long has he owned his X220, from launch, it would be over 2 years, and 592 charge cycles is still less than 1 full cycle per day. But back to OP's question, 52% capacity seems normal with that many charge cycles. Have you done a battery reset?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 21, 2013
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    veesah Newbie

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    Thanks for the response! .. I wasn't quite sure what to expect.

    I haven't done a battery reset yet - will look into it.
     
    veesah, Aug 22, 2013
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