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Based on 161 reviews

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Total Garbage

    • Written by from Markham

    18 of 22 people found this useful

    I can not believe that my new battery bought yesterday can only provide 2 hrs charge and that is on power saver mode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    15" MacBook Pro Battery

    • Written by from Longview

    28 of 37 people found this useful

    The MacBook Pro batteries are atrocious! I shelled out over $2000 for my MacBook Pro in 2009. I should not have to shell out another $130 for a battery in a years time. Or ever for that matter.

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    What ???

    • Written by from saint-bruno

    32 of 35 people found this useful

    What is the problem with this battery ?
    The original lasted about 2 years and 2-3 months, so I figured ok, let's replace it as my Mac asks for.
    The new one has been in place for less than a year, and my Mac is asking for replacement again ! What ???
    280 bucks in 3 years for 2 batteries !
    Common Tim, have your guys come up with a real battery !
    It goes in a mac !

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Terrible battery life, lasted 8 months

    • Written by from Neptune Beach

    16 of 16 people found this useful

    The original was good for 4 years and the new one has already gone dead after 8 months... $139. for 8 months life is terrible. I can see why they don't provide a warranty...

    Was this useful? Terrible battery life, lasted 8 months

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    We are not impressed

    • Written by from Holstebro

    5 of 5 people found this useful

    I'm now on my second battery for my MacBook Pro in far too little time. The first one just gave me less and less run time and therefore I bought the replacement, despite the low ratings here on the apple site. The second one is now suffering from swelling problems to the point where it no longer makes contact with the blades inside the computer. Now running on AC power only, since the battery no longer fits inside the computer. If you can live on AC only, do not wast the cash on this battery.

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Poor labelling and knowledge at Sydney Apple Store

    • Written by from Darlinghurst

    3 of 3 people found this useful

    I even took the old batter with me, thinking it was fool proof. "Please replace this battery" as I handed it over. I am handed a battery, and I ask if they are sure its not for a 13inch, as its similar only narrower. The box says nothing about the size of the mac it is for. I am assured its the same one I took in. Even the receipt says "15inch". I get home, and unwrap, to find it is drastically smaller than the old battery I showed them. So I have to return it all....and start over. Apple seem to be dropping the ball, slowly but surely.

    Was this useful? Poor labelling and knowledge at Sydney Apple Store

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Battery Life

    • Written by from Gainsborough

    2 of 6 people found this useful

    Had the MB Pro 15" since early 2009 and its been epic. The battery has lasted well, although not quite the life as stated by apple, it has still enabled me to watch a film and do work, or nearly 2 complete films off the hard drive.
    Up until several weeks ago when the battery info tab decided it was due a service. It was still lasting over an hour. Now 14 days later, it will no longer switch on without external power, i've never had a battery's useful life drop off so quickly.
    Since it has lasted so well, and survived harsh climates all over the world due to myself being in the Armed Forces, i'm just going to try a new one and figures crossed for many more happy years!

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Defective

    • Written by from Lithonia

    17 of 20 people found this useful

    The original battery that came with my laptop was great and lasted about 2 or 3 years before I depleted it. Then when I bought a replacement from an Apple store last year I immediately noticed it wasn't holding a charge as well as it should.

    It's progressively gotten worse, and I haven't had the opportunity to go back to the Apple store to request an exchange (I live far away). The battery currently loses 1% charge per minute, on the lowest brightness setting, bluetooth off, and with only one Microsoft Word document open. Frustrating to say the least.

    Morale of this story: Make sure the battery isn't defective before you get too far from where you buy it. Or buy it from amazon.

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    bad product from apple...

    • Written by from Johns Creek

    17 of 30 people found this useful

    I own 2 Acer laptops (I3) bought each at $599. They are being heavily used by my kids on daily basis but its battery still work like it is advertised.

    But sadly, i have paid more than $2000 for this Mac Book Pro (i7), and used almost 70% of what my kids used the laptops. And all of sudden it stopped charging the battery and the OS says it need to be replaced. If we have to pay almost 4 times the prices for getting this junk then why do we need a Mac? Isn’t that to make the Apple's top officials wallet lot bigger?

    The fact is that my i3 laptops are way faster than this i7 mac book pro, it takes forever to boot and/or open any app, even after upgrading the memory to 8GB. They're giving you the 5400rpm hard drive. If Apple is putting all the cheapest hardware in the system and making the external case look pretty then what is the point of Apple? Attract the customers based on look and not by the performance? PC works lot better than this Mac these days... Apple messed up in the Mac as well as in iPhones... Why in the world you go backward Apple because we trust in you too much?

    Common Apple, I think you can do lot better to make your valuable customers satisfied if not happy. Put some good parts in your products that are reliable...

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Battery for MBP

    • Written by from Oakland

    13 of 18 people found this useful

    I have my 1st gen. 15 in MBP all-aluminum unibody (w/ black keyboard) since 2008. Now 5 years later, I've consistently had 3 to 3.5 hrs use out of 1 single charge. Lately the battery warning came on, and I've been procrastinating on getting a new one. One day I let the battery completely drained overnight and the next day the MBP would not wake up, the screen stay completely black, with or without the AC adapter plugged in, with or with the battery removed and AC connected.

    I took it to Apple Genius Bar (Emeryville) Marie got it working again (bless her heart!) and today the same problem recurred. I've had my fill with this battery, so I'm not complaining. I'll take Marie's advice though: "Next time if it happens again you need to buy a new battery." Sure, I will have to fork out 130 big American dollars and forego buying a lot of rice with that amount!

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Still the first battery

    • Written by from Montreal

    10 of 17 people found this useful

    I have a MB early 2008 and still the first battery what still last 2 hour, i had a system check up last week every think on my MB still work good no hardware problems at all.
    The technician told me if i want i could change the battery, but not really necessary. as i work most from home.
    Overall after 5 years using my MB daily without any problems....what you want me to say?
    thats the facts will never go back to PC (with PC i had to change computers every 2 years)

    thanks

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Expensive price and cheap product!

    • Written by from Brooklyn

    20 of 27 people found this useful

    Really? 130 for a battery and it only last 2-3 years. I bought my macbook pro in 2009 fall and the battery get swell really bad in 2012 spring, I don't use the battery that often, most of the time it's on AC adapter, and when I bring it to the store, they told me they don't cover it...

    Was this useful? Expensive price and cheap product!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Not Pleased

    • Written by from Jonesboro

    16 of 23 people found this useful

    Bought my 15-inch (Aluminum) MacBook Pro in April 2011 and now I am getting a warning to completely replace my battery in November 2012. Average usage is about 4 to 6 hours, 3 to 4 days per week. I never got the number of hours that the battery was suppose to operate on with a single charge. Come-on APPLE you can do better than that, if you claim that your product can perform at a certain level (7 hours on a signal charge) that is what I expect, not 4 hours. Life expectancy for your batteries is never clearly stated, please start developing a 10 hour, 2 year use no matter how much you use your MacBook Pro. Remember companies like Samsung want to out sale, out develop, and out perform you, APPLE. Look what they did with there Smartphones!

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Best available

    • Written by from Southfield

    14 of 19 people found this useful

    I've tried the "best" generic batteries, and they all stink. They generate tremendous amounts of heat (which is wasted energy and shows a lack of efficient operation). This battery works well, doesn't overheat and gives solid battery life.

    This is the only real battery worthy of your mac. Don't be fooled by imitators.

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Expansion

    • Written by from Lynchburg

    13 of 13 people found this useful

    I'm on my third battery now. The first one made it 6 months before expanding and making it near impossible to remove rear cover of my macbook pro. Second one made it almost a year before doing the same. Im now on my third battery and has expanded so badly that I had to remove it in order for my trackpad to click. The battery was putting so much pressure against the trackpad that it rendered it inoperable.

    And here I go again, buying another battery because its the only choice :(

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    swollen battery, started from second year

    • Written by from Tainan City

    8 of 15 people found this useful

    this is the third year and my battery is about to explode, it is creepy, as if my mac is having a baby... as it's getting more and more swollen each month...

    Was this useful? swollen battery, started from second year

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    4 years and still going strong.

    • Written by from London

    12 of 18 people found this useful

    Almost at the 4 years point with my battery. It's done 1054 cycles and is still at 93% capacity and lasts over 3 hours.

    Don't use your laptop on the power all the time, if it's fully charged let the battery run down and plug it when battery is low. This will make your battery last for years!

    Was this useful? 4 years and still going strong.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Macbook Pro Battery

    • Written by from Hoboken

    51 of 55 people found this useful

    Only now my battery isn't working, well it does work, but it exploded beyond its normal size and does not completely fit anymore - first expense on this computer in four years ownership. It still retains 6 hours of charge -

    Overall the computer has been mostly great and reliable - had a video card issue in the very beginning, but apple picked it up, repaired it, returned by Fed Ex overnight - had the computer back the next day - no charge.

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Very Disappointed with the battery

    • Written by from Toronto

    54 of 55 people found this useful

    My original battery went after 2 years & lucky for me I was still under warranty. Not so lucky the second time around. The second battery completely died after 10 months. Great laptop but NOT so great battery! With all the battery issues reported you would think Apple would do something about it!

    Was this useful? Very Disappointed with the battery

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    HORRIBLE battery Less than 1 star!

    • Written by from tucson

    48 of 56 people found this useful

    This battery is a rip-off. First of all, the battery life is deceptively advertised as long-lasting, you're lucky to get 45 minutes if you have 1 application open. RIp-off and overpriced!

    Was this useful? HORRIBLE battery Less than 1 star!

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