Macbook pro question

[MadonnaLove]

I couldn't start my laptop for about an hour and underneath it felt real warm .......Does this mean i need a new battery ?

 

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My 2011macbook pro battery died about 2 years ago. It should say at the top right corner if the power is at zero. I think if you click on it, it will tell you if it needs replacement. Now I just run it off power cord, and would not drop any more money into that garbage.

 

[MadonnaLove]

thanks so much ...............underneath the battery icon it says replace soon :frown:

 

[halamadrid]

depending on how old your macbook is it may not be worth replacing the battery and just worth buying a new one.

 

[andydude]

apple will replace battery if the box is under warranty. u can do a warranty check online by plugging in serial number. if out of warranty suggest finding an apple certified repair shop to give a quote. they are cheaper then apple store by a wide enough margin

 

[WoodPeckr]

Some good advice for extending the life of laptop batteries

How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries

All laptop batteries can only be recharged 300-500 times. Then they go dead and have to be replaced.

From day 1, I followed the advice above on storing a laptop battery in that site and always pulled the battery out when laptop was plugged into the AC. By doing that I still get ~2½ hours out of my OEM Toshiba battery that is almost 8 yrs old.
Oh and that almost 8 year old Toshiba laptop running Vista and Linux still runs both OSs fine!..... :thumb:

A helpful old thread: https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthrea...ent-Laptop-Battery&highlight=laptop+batteries

 

[enyaw]

You should/could consider third party battery manufacturers as well. That even have a higher capacity than the oem version

 

[shakenbake]

apple will replace battery if the box is under warranty. u can do a warranty check online by plugging in serial number. if out of warranty suggest finding an apple certified repair shop to give a quote. they are cheaper then apple store by a wide enough margin

irepair.ca is one option. They have a few places in the GTA. I took my kid's iPhone in for battery replacement and was quite pleased, price and warrantee-wise.

 

[shakenbake]

You should/could consider third party battery manufacturers as well. That even have a higher capacity than the oem version

Not always. Also, there are a few rip-off organisations out there, as well.

 

[SchlongConery]

If you have a Hard Drive based MacBook Pro (non-SSD) the battery is easily replaceable for under $200.