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I still have 94% of my battery health left on my 2020 M1, and I have all the speed I need as a casual, avergae user.
by Noaidi 1y ago
I still have 94% of my battery health left on my 2020 M1, and I have all the speed I need as a casual, avergae user.
- leakycap 1y agoI saw it first on using a device 2 years older than your M1, so you might be in a similar boat soon - but I hope not. The lower power and heat of M-devices might result in meaningfully longer battery life, and I'm curious to find out.
- Forgeties79 1y agofrankly nothing holds a candle to the battery performance of the M series machines so it’s likely a safe bet to assume that advantage will also translate into longer overall life/battery health until we see otherwise. We’ll see in a few years I suppose.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoCrazy good. I only have 87% on mine and I think I got it in 2022 (M1 though)... I wonder if it's because I leave it plugged in so much.
- epolanski 1y agoI've got 90% on a 2020 bought one. I only plug it to charge it, rarely use it plugged. But I'd say that how much it's used is also an important factor.
- Noaidi 1y agoI don’t think it’s the fact that it’s plugged in so much. I used mine plugged in pretty much all the time. It only charges to 80% but every once in a while, I drain it down to zero. I do live in a cooler climate as well and I probably don’t use my computer as much as most people.
- fragmede 1y agoal dente supposedly preserves battery health
- manquer 1y agoWhat magic are you and everyone else doing ? I already have only 92% on my less than year old M4 14inch Pro. I haven't booted up the older M1 recently to check, but I remember it was throwing replace battery warnings well before I got the upgrade and that I think that triggering below 80%.
- artdigital 1y agoYes if it hits 79%, you can swap it under AppleCare+ at the Apple Store. My MBP M1 Max is on the second replacement and still great! I use Al Dente to further optimize battery and calibrate it now and then
- manquer 1y agoI actually went to the Apple Store last spring with battery upgrade in mind, but Apple Store in Burlingame told me it will take 3-5 business days to do the change. I didn't have a spare laptop to work with at that time for a week so i held of[1]. This is probably a reason for lot of people opting out of upgrades. After the M4 came there was hype for the new screen which performs better in sunlight and M1->M4 seemed worth it plus vRAM which is certainly handy. [1]The screen was also deteriorating - no physical issues just wasn't as bright as it was new) and they said I should replace that too. The economics a new Air worth of money on a older laptop with just 1-2 years primary use life left is shaky.
- artdigital 1y agoI just purchased a MacBook Air on the spot to bridge the week and returned it when I got my MBP back Also both times I did it, it took 2-3 days, not the quoted 1+ weeks
- epolanski 1y ago1. I have 90 % on my m1 pro, bought in 2020 [1] 2. Batteries age faster in the beginning and then their ageing rate plateaus. It's the same for electric cars. E.g. a Tesla can lose 5% efficiency in the first 30k miles, but will lose the next 5% over 60k+. https://i.imgur.com/ohRFtoO.png https://i.imgur.com/ohRFtoO.png