Studying the Slow Decay of a Laptop Battery For an Entire Year

First time accepted submitter jradavenport writes "I've been keeping a log of the health of my MacBook Air battery for the past year, taking samples every minute I use the computer (152,411 readings so far!). This has allowed me to study both my own computing/work habits, but also the fascinating rapid decay of battery capacity. Comparing it to my previous 2009 MacBook Pro, the battery in this 2012 Air is degrading much faster."

Comments

Ah, I see the problem.

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

You're discharging it wrong, don't do that.

Here's the real problem

[Anonymous Coward]

He finds the failure of a product he paid good money for fascinating, rather than infuriating.

Re:Two Things

[Culture20]

1) It's "without further ado," not adieu.

You're making much adieu about nothing.

Cockadieudledoo!

Re:Laugh

[Culture20]

Bad batteries something Apple is famous for, RAM fixed to the logic board, insecure and buggy OS, and a host of other complaints makes me wonder why anyone pays the premium for Apple any longer.

Presumably the same reason someone pays big bucks to drink coffee made from coffee beans that have been in a civet's anus.

Re:Love my MacBook Air, hate the battery

[h4rr4r]

You don't want to void a warranty and you call yourself a geek?

How much did you pay for that UID on ebay?

Warranty will be expired by the time most batteries will be needing replaced.

Re:Survey says...

[GodfatherofSoul]

No no. It's more lithiumy.