I don't know if it does.The most outwardly obvious change to the Mac mini is its new enclosure. Just learn to watch the battery and know that it may shut down at 10%.ĮDIT: You can try an SMC reset to see if that will recalibrate the battery circuit. If it's almost back to the original, that's a plus.

The better question about the battery is not the point at which it is empty, it's how long does the charge last in normal use? If it is lasting better than the previous battery, it's a plus. Discharging to 0% is very hard on the battery. Lithium batteries like to stay in the 60-100% charged range and will last a good long time if you do that. It's not surprising it fails to reach 0% as that is very, very bad for the battery. It does nothing to or for the battery itself. Calibrating the battery actually just calibrates the circuitry in the MBP to know what is full and empty so that the monitoring will be more accurate for you.

I'm assuming the battery is not a true OEM battery, but some third-party version. Just about any size drive from either Crucial or OWC should work well.ģ. I have also tried resetting SMC and PRAM which hasn’t helped.Īm I doing something wrong or does this sound like a defective battery?ġ. I have tried to calibrate the battery 3 times so far by fully charging and leaving plugged in for a few hours, then letting it discharge and leaving it unplugged for a few hours each time. I also don’t get the regular “battery low” indication, which I assume is because the battery % reading is not low enough. The replacement battery holds a charge to 100% however it fails to reach 0% and usually turns off when reaching between 6-10%. I would probably struggle to get 2hrs of general use from 100% fully charged to 0% empty.

The original battery has in excess of 1500 load cycles and the “Service Battery” status displays when clicking on the battery indicator. I have already purchased one, however need a bit of help identifying a problem that I am having with it. Can anyone advise on the ram I will need (and if it can still be purchased considering the age of the laptop)?ģ) The last thing I’m looking to replace is the battery. With the exception of showing signs of wear and tear (slow loading at times etc), the laptop is still functional and I would like to extend its life a bit longer before having to invest in a brand new laptop.ġ) Firstly, can anyone suggest a good replacement SSD for the stock Seagate 500GB HDD that came with the machine? I’d be interested in upgrading the capacity to 1TB if possible.Ģ) I’m also looking to upgrade the 4GB ram to 8GB. I’ve decided to rejuvenate my 15 inch mid-2010 MacBook Pro with some new parts but need a bit of help with this.

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