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MacBook speakers crackling and laptop turns off when unplugged even though the battery is full

I hope someone can help me with this issue. About a month ago my MacBook Pro Mid 2012 speakers started to rattle badly, specially with bass sounds, and today the laptop started to turn off instantly ...
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Macbook Pro mid 2014 battery lasting only 2/3 hours (300 cycles)

I just can't figure out why my battery is draining so fast, using it only for browsing/watching videos. Any idea?
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MacBook cannot wake up from sleep mode after battery replacement

I swapped my battery from my 7 year old MacBook Pro 15" Retina (Mid 2015) for an iFixit battery. So far, it also works very well. Only when I close the laptop and after a certain time the ...
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Macbook Pro shuts down at around 50% battery

I have a mid 2012 13" Macbook Pro. I had changed the battery with an after market battery and it works, however, it doesn't last as long as the original one. Recently I did an SMC reset due to ...
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My macbook fell and shut off. Is my laptop okay?

Scenario Yesterday I placed my laptop on the couch while I went into the other room to get something. I left it plugged in with the battery charged to 90%+. When I came out the laptop was on the floor ...
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New battery is not charging on MacBook Pro late 2011

New battery New AC adapter New MagSafe port I have voltage in the MagSafe port connector on the logic board SMC reset GPU switched off But... no battery charge, no light on the AC adapter's MagSafe ...
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MacBook Pro abruptly shutdown when battery reaches ~15%

Im facing a very annoying and odd issue with my MacBook Pro. When Im using it on battery and whenever the battery reaches around 15%, the machine simply and abruptly shutdown. This started out of ...
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Does a low power charger help Macbook's battery?

Since many battery expert believe 100 percent battery would hurt battery's life.So m y theory is, when you use like 45w charger which has lower than apple's original one( 96 power), you can keep your ...
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What is killing my MacBook Pro battery?

My 2013 MBPr has suddenly been draining its battery when it isn't plugged in and the lid is closed. Sometimes down it hits 1 or 0 percent to cause a deep sleep. According to the advanced battery menu, ...
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Is my MacBook Pro 2017 15" charging properly

I am using Battery Health to measure how fast my MacBook Pro is charging. It says it is charging at 1.5 Watts which seems way to low. Is this about where it should be? Yesterday it seemed like it was ...
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High pitch squeal from MacBook battery running Arch Linux dangerous?

I recently installed Linux on my MacBook Pro (Retina 13" 2015/12,1) and it's now in a fully working state. The only worry I have is that, when on battery power (not when plugged in), there is a high ...
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MacBook Pro 2016 SSD and Batter Life time

SSD I have MacBook Pro late 2016 model with 2 TB SSD. I am concerned about SSDs life. I did some search and found some useful information like SSD will last minimum 10 years And Daily usage (read/...
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Should Windows 7 transition Sleep => Hibernating if battery drops below critical?

I have a MacBook Pro running Windows 7 x64 via Boot Camp. I recently lost work because, on receiving a low battery warning (at 10%), I closed the lid to put the laptop to sleep, but then forgot to ...
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How to recover corrupted MacBook Pro SMC Firmware

I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15" that is no longer bootable due to (as far as I can tell) corrupted SMC firmware. The reason I think this is that SMC resets no longer work, the MagSafe charging light ...
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Will keeping my new MacBook continously in charge damage the batteries? [duplicate]

I just bought a new MacBook, which I'm primary gonna use as a "desktop pc" (in office). Not always, but for large period of time (~ a month without moving it from my desk). I would like to ...
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