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    New (refurb macbook, actually) battery

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sepandee, May 31, 2007.

  1. sepandee

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    Whenever I get a new electronic gadget like a cell phone or a laptop, I always let it run on battery at first until it's completely dead, and then I charge it for 12 hours. Is this the correct way of doing things? If so, what about a refurb mac? Is the battery used already?
     
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    I am not sure if the battery is used or not; I would guess that it is. There is no reason to do any of that stuff with modern technology. See the battery guide for more information.
     
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  3. limeeater

    limeeater Notebook Consultant

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    I'm 100% you don't have to do this anymore. You're stuck in the past. With older model batteries (over 10 years, maybe a little more), you had to do that. But nowadays, you can charge safely at 95% or any percent for that matter.

    =]

    -lime
     
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  4. sepandee

    sepandee Notebook Deity

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    that's funny, cuz i remember i bought something just last year and the manual said it had to be charged for more than 6 or 8 or 12 hours or whatever the number was just the first time. It might've been my cell phone (and it's a new model, not one from 1997!)
     
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  5. limeeater

    limeeater Notebook Consultant

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    it most likely used old battery technology, then. a lot of companies use junk products for higher profit. it depends what you get, i suppose.

    just to be safe, read the manual I guess. but for a macbook, obviously Apple uses high technology.
     
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    well i hope it wasn't my cell phone then, because i spent a lot of money on it.
     
    sepandee, May 31, 2007
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