In this instance, it’s a new MacBook Pro and has gone through only 60 charge cycles out of 1,000. Find “ Power” on the left column, and it’ll show you how many charging cycles have been performed on this device:Ĭan you see it near the bottom? “Health Information” section, labeled “Cycle Count”. It’ll bring up a useful summary including the exact model number of the unit, serial number, etc:Ĭlick on the “ System Report…” button and the program launches, offering a super detailed view of everything hardware and software related to this computer.

Start by choosing “About This Mac” from the Apple menu. If you’re running the latest version of MacOS, Monterey, MacOS 12.x, then you can get a simple assessment with a few clicks. You can check this page to find out max battery cycles for a specific MacBook device: Determine Max Battery Cycle Count for Mac Notebooks. Go back to a MacBook Air (mid-2009), however, and its battery maxed at 500 cycles. Most of the modern computers of the last half-dozen years – for example, a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) or MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) – have a max of 1000 cycles. How many cycles does a regular battery offer? That depends on the device and the product generation. In this example, it might take several days to complete a cycle.”

If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two. A charging cycle is one full charge, so, as Apple explains it, “you could use half of your notebook’s charge in one day, and then recharge it fully. It’s all about charging cycles either way. There are a couple of ways you can ascertain and assess, depending on what version of MacOS the device is running. Definitely not consumer friendly, so knowing the health of a used device battery is critical. Worse, on some units, the battery replacement might involve quite a bit more work too, sometimes involving the replacement of a keyboard or display unit because of how they’re assembled. Modern computer batteries are a lot better than the older units, but unlike PCs, Apple designs its modern MacBook line with batteries embedded deep in the circuitry, definitely not user replaceable.

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