My M1 Pro, battery created in June 2022, has 71 cycles and 94% battery health. Are you kidding me?

Still, instead of lasting 10 h it lasts 9h 20 min. So what?

When it lasts less than 4h I may consider replacing it. The battery, not the laptop. My Lenovo’s battery lasts less than 3h, if I’m lucky.

iPhone 11, battery replaced on 8th December 2022, Battery Health at 88%, 348 cycles. I carry my powerbank for peace of mind and it charges my phone up to 50% in 30 min. ( if below 30%). So what? If I didn’t know the Battery Health level I would barely notice the drop!

Would Apple replace the SSD if it reached End of life, at a reasonable fee?

Battery life, silence, portability.

I bought a MacBook because this is the only machine that can have a long battery life while being silent and capable of more demanding tasks if needed.

I went with M1 Pro 14 because this has a better screen (deep blacks), great sound quality. And even if it gets old and no longer gets the new macOS, will still be capable of high quality image/sound while doing basic tasks.

The battery can always be replaced (at a cost, but still)

I enjoy gaming and even if I want to game, I can still use this laptop with cloud gaming (GeForceNOW, boosteroid, etc) long after the machine is considered “slow”. I have faith in the new silicon chips for its power efficiency. I hope I am not wrong.