Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 17-inch MacBook Pro

I put a new one of these in a 7-year old MacBook Pro (17-inch) 2.16 Core Duo just 5 months ago when the original battery started to report the 'Service Battery' condition. After only 107 charge cycles the new battery now registers 100% charge but shows an amperage of zero and will no longer power the MacBook. The battery status menu says 'Service Battery' already, so this new one has gone kaputt already.

I didn't dispose of the old battery, which lasted more than 6 years before it began to report the 'Service Battery' message after 650 cycles, so I've put that one back in the MacBook, charged it up and it's fine. A real workhorse battery.

I expected at least as good service from the new battery, and have to say that a £100 battery that lasts only 5 months and 107 cycles before going belly up is a very poor show indeed.

This seems typical of the current supplies of this particular battery, and it really isn't good enough. Five stars for the original battery, which is back in the computer and once again allowing me to transport my trusty MacBook. But the minimum of one star only for the new battery purchased here which is dead after only 5 months.

I thought my battery bulged and crackled because I brought my mac into the warm house from my cold car…but I allowed at least a half hour for room temp adjustments, always do that. Looking at all the complaints here, I see I’m better off inventing my own external battery pac to use when I want to go mobil, otherwise I’m tethered to a wall socket anywhere USA.

First one bulged in the computer and was replaced by Apple at no charge at 97 cycles. Within two years the second battery stopped holding a charge with only 177 cycles on it so I removed it and bought a Newer replacement battery as Apple would do nothing about the other battery. That battery expanded and popped the shield off within a month of coming out of the computer. One cell on the end away from the power connector was huge while all the others were normal. Clearly some defective manufacturing in this particular battery line as I've never had this problem with any other Apple battery.

The good news is the Macbook Pro this thing powered is still in working condition. Apple still sells these guys. The bad news is, they've not changed any of the battery's technology for the defects. I have poured about $400 into three batteries, thus far as a result of bulging - the recognized issue was supposedly addressed, but these reviews lead away from that claim... I guess I need to not leave my computer on, though one would think that as a consumer I could and should have that right.

Part of me wonders if I should recalibrate the battery every month, but even my car doesn't require that much maintenance, so I'm just going to use the old 2006 clunker as a desktop and not buy a 4th battery. Besides, the technology on a non-dual core processor directly hinders me from using anything past Snow Leopard. As a stock-holder, this is disappointing.

I have had to replace these batteries every year since I purchased my MacBook Pro.

They always fail in the same manor, Over heating and delaminating , luckily none of mine have caught fire or cracked the main logic board like so many others have reported. This last one lasted less than a year, and less than 200 charge cycles.

Unfortunately apple has rigged this site, so that I cannot give it the zero stars rating it deserves.

I'm on my send battery within 2 years. Both have expanded and made my computer inoperable. I'll be looking for a different brand. Apple should be ashamed by the poor quality of the battery and the MacBook Pro. I've had to replace the battery twice, replace a fan, harddrive, mouse and powerpack/plug unit. For all the money that I've spent, this thing is a piece of junk. Their moto should be "they just work... until they break and that will be quite often".

A few months ago, I stored the notebook in a drawer. It was working fine when I last shut it down. Now I noticed the battery sticking out. Turns out the battery burst. Apple Support calls this a feature. Because it prevented the battery from exploding and burning the house down while we were completely unaware Apple batteries did that when NOT IN USE.

The battery, probably before not exploding, apparently wrecked the mainboard. The computer does not start up and is completely dead. This is a design flaw and I would have expected Apple to deal with this humbly instead of stating it's normal. A self-destructing notebook is NOT normal.

bought 2 batteries with my mac, one battery exploded in the box while using the other one, (swear) What the heck???? The other battery lasted 5 years before bulging, not exploding like the first, boy am I lucky, worst apple product ever. I think I'll buy a non apple replacement battery. It even made my track pad stick. I thought my computer was ruined until I took the battery out......

I am very much disappointed with the quality of these batteries. I had bulge issue with two batteries within 2 years.
I am not sure how we can use a laptop without a proper battery. I cannot use my laptop as a desktop plugging it always to a power source. I am sorry Apple.. I am really disappointed with this product.