Hey list, Thanks to everyone for their input. I like hearing how everyone uses their macBooks, and how they take care of them if it's their main computer. You guys have helped me to see that I can continue to use my Mac as I have been doing, and I don't have to worry about hurting the battery at this point in time. Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions. It all helps.
Brianna On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Scott Ford wrote: > Hi Brianna, > Great questions! I use my MBP exclusively. On the 26th I will have > used it for two years. About a month ago my power supply quit working. > This was caused by this little plastic clip that is on the computer charging > side of the cord. While in my computer bag the plastic part cut into the > cord then breaking the insulation, finally causing a short and the power > supply. I had heat shrunk the cable before the supply quit working, however > it does not appear to have helped. In any case I brought the power supply > and MBP in to make sure that the battery was not the problem. The tech ran > their diagnostics on the system. In the 18 months I charged the system > around 300 times and the the batter checked out fine. Additionally the tech > told me that my battery is expected to be charged and discharged 5000 times. > Finally he told me that I could glean this information some where in the > system and their diagnostics is just faster and provides additional > information. I have cut the plastic part off of my new power supply. An > interesting note also is that the old power supply had an end that came > straight out of the computer and was white plastic just like the old > Macbooks. My new power supply has an end on it that is round with a brushed > aluminum and clips on in a 90 degree angle I really like my MBP, however I > am finding that the hardware is no different than pc hardware. This morning > I discovered that the left hinge is failing and the display is rubbing on the > body. This is the second time that something like this has occurred. I > recommend that you purchase the applecare if you have not already done so. > merry Christmas. > Sincerely, > Scott > On Dec 22, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I just got my MacBook Pro about a month and a half ago. Now that I've >> started figuring more and more things out, I find myself using the Mac way >> more than my old Windows desktop. I was just wondering if anyone used their >> MacBook/MacBook Pro as their main computer? >> I'd love to, as I love the OS so much more than windows. The only thing >> stopping me is I don't know how much it hurts the battery to use it every >> day until it tells me I'm running on reserved battery power, when I charge >> it, sometimes while still using it. >> I was just wondering if this could hurt my battery in any way, and under >> this kind of usage, how long the battery would last until I need to replace >> it. >> >> Sorry for all the questions, I've just been really wondering this for a >> while. >> >> Thanks for all your help, >> Brianna >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
