So the battery on my MacBook Pro (MBP) started to hold less and less of a charge. I made an appointment with an Apple Genius and he said "Faulty battery." I'm like, dude it's been only 3 years, how the hell?
He was nice and all but didn't really have a good solution outside of a new $180 battery. And coincidentally my Apple Care Warranty literally ended ONE day before. He suggested talking to Apple's phone support, maybe they can do something.
I'm like "Damn skippy I will."
Well they were. They made it so I could get a new battery the next day. Koolio. And no I didn't yell at them.
But, I'm not at the point I wanna make yet so keep reading.
So after the new battery is in I ask the tech guy what the hell happened. I told him I use my MBP as my desktop/only "PC" and keep it always plugged in with an external 21" monitor and BT trackpad and Keyboard.
Now listen to what he said, the "point", which I still don't believe but am begrudgingly (or is it grudgingly) applying: "You're not supposed to keep it plugged in ALL the time"
I did a double-take (like you are all doing now, right?) and came back with "You're kidding me right?"
He said unplug it once in a while and when it's at about 10-20%, plug it back in.
I'm thinking, wait, I know damn well I heard, if it wasn't from Steve, someone high up, maybe in those "Watch how we did it" videos, with Ive's The Man, (http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/#macbookpro), that they're "intelligent" batteries now, so they should stop the flow when not needed. Anyone else concur?
It's OK...I'm big enough to admit when I'm wrong..so when I am...I"ll admit it. :)
So far this unplugging thing is frustrating.
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