Just got a Macbook!!!

Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
do I have to charge it fully before I turn it on?



I"m kinda anxious

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by viet_jon View Post


    do I have to charge it fully before I turn it on?



    I"m kinda anxious



    No, just turn it on. People bullshit about batteries a lot. All you have to do to keep its battery life long is drain it and charge it to the maximum every 4+ weeks.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    messiahmessiah Posts: 1,689member
    Sweet.



    MacBooks are just the best!



    I hope you enjoy it...



  • Reply 3 of 3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ireland View Post


    No, just turn it on. People bullshit about batteries a lot. All you have to do to keep its battery life long is drain it and charge it to the maximum every 4+ weeks.



    Actually, you are best off if you never unplug. If you can't do that, just try not to let the battery drain totally. What kills batteries is high current charge and discharge, which is an inherent problem because Lithium battery vendors all overrate the current limits of their cells. Really, there should be no such thing as a three-hour charger.
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