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Question What is your brand new M2 Pro / M2 Max MBP battery cycle count out of the box ?

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emm06

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I have opened the box and the battery cycle count was 5. Is this normal for a brand new device?
What is your cycle count for m2pro and m2 max series before any charging out of. the box?
Thanks...
 
I can't answer for other M2 machines, and I haven't bought a new Mac laptop since 2016, but 5 cycles makes sense. It needs to go through testing, imaging, and calibration before leaving the factory. The battery is rated for 1000 cycles before it loses more than 20% capacity, so that's not even 1% of its rated prime life.
 
Brand new M2 Pro / M2 Max MBP laptops come with 0 battery cycle count. It shouldn't have any battery cycle count... May be test purpose your provider checked it....
 
Mark06 said:
Brand new M2 Pro / M2 Max MBP laptops come with 0 battery cycle count. It shouldn't have any battery cycle count... May be test purpose your provider checked it....
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If that was actually true, it would mean the hardware had not been powered on for, what would seem to be, a requisite test that it did, indeed, function. And, if the battery cycle count was reset to zero after such a likely test, it would mean Apple was lying to you.

Neither scenario seems likely. I would think 5 power cycles would be perfectly normal for a brand new Apple product.
 
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