hi i was hoping you buy a macbook can someone please tell me about the battery health of this mac? is 86% battery health with 126 cycle count good investment?
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I just bought one for $1100 with 7 cycles on the battery. It was apple certified refurbished so it was basically perfect
You should also check the ssd health
I just bought one of those same ones with a new battery for 1080$ after tax a month ago. So I would imagine you should be getting a better deal since it’s black friday and cyber monday and there’s all the deals.
I’d expect you could get it for like 950$ with the deals, but 1100$ is fair.
Naw man. Go on eBay right now looking for sealed unused new… there’s one for the same specs for $950 plus tax… free shipping.
Definitely, the battery thing is just a thing Apple users have to deal with. Another tactic to keep us at the Genuis Bar.
Worst possible outcome is the battery dying mid project and never powering the computer on.
As long as you maintain it properly, $200 for a new battery will feel like you spent your hard earned $1500 on a new Mac. Trust me.
You’ll have more than 186 cycles.
The battery may be a problem But the price it’s fair See if the seller can sell it at 900-1000 Due to the battery
No too high im sorry 86%? Wtf
For being Pro with Promotion. Screen. Yes this is good deal.
How can a battery go down do 86% in just 126 cycles
I am near the 100 cycle count on my macbook air and the battery is at 99%. Still seems like a googl deal to me but hot damn did they make it suffer
I’d add two hundred and pick it up at a discount (there are still some cool deals on Amazon)
My M1 Max also has horrible battery health with very little cycles. It seems to be a common problem on these Pros, based on a quick online research
thank you
Needs a battery replacement asap.
Even if it were in 50% it would still be doing great numbers compared to other laptops.
I honestly would not replace it until it only last about 4 hours on a charge. At 86% probably still does 10 hours.
Likely true (I own an M1 Pro and Air), I’m more concerned about battery swelling. The chemical changes are accelerating, and the first casualty is the trackpad. Worth $200 to get it swapped out asap.
Also true! I would definitely have a repair shop have a look at it to see if the battery needs to be swapped. It could be that the OG owner was just using it constantly for heavy work.
New battery asap at 86% is such bullshit
I have a launch day M1 Max also with 86% health and 109 cycles.
Looks like a fair deal to me. Depending on currency though. I’m CAD$.
Keep in mind that the M1 (base) MacBook Pro has a tremendous battery life, so 86% shouldn’t be a big deal. I got mine at 88% (a year ago; likely was plugged in 24/7), and it hasn’t declined since.
M1 should not dip under 10 hours I don’t think, which, imo is plenty.