Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 15-inch MacBook Pro

Given the amount of money I spent on my 15" macbook pro in 2007, I did not expect to go through batteries as quickly as this. 2 batteries in 5 years (and a replacement hard drive) is not terrible in the grand scheme of things - I know that others have much worse stories than mine - but it's not acceptable either given the price tag of the macbook and the replacement batteries. This is the flip side to the Apple quality we all come to expect. I am seeking a replacement battery elsewhere, which offers a 3 year guarantee. Better than Apple.

I have had this Macbook Pro 15 shortly after Apple first bought it out.

First battery warped due to known defect so replaced by Apple.

Second battery just died within a year and was discovered to have an internal fault also so was also replaced.

Third battery has had 325 cycles and currently at 65% capacity but only lasting around 1hr depending on usage.

Have been told to take battery out when connected for an extended period to extend its life. This opens the internals up to dust etc. I doubt Apple advise this with the current crop of laptops that have an internal battery.

Is it possible to design a laptop so that once a battery is charged, the external power supply can be routed around the battery, but if disconnected the battery will automatically reconnect?



I would have to assume that Apple have looked into this issue but have been unable to find a solution. Or as a conspiracy theorist might think, they left the problem as it is, so that customers have to spend more money.

Kind of like the iPhone 4 aerial problem, bumpers were needed to be bought to solve the interference problems (bad press coverage changed this). Also people operating on Tiger needed to outlay more money to upgrade to Snow Leopard to configure their iPhone 4.

I am very happy with Apple Customer service in store and the products in general. Just don't like being forced to spend more money on a product that should have been tested and problems solved before being launched.

My Macbook Pro Battery lasted less than 5 months and no £100 for a new one. Come on Apple.

this was very good and then not wy doesnt the barrery work full time i wud expect more i spends lot of money doing apple product for all this!!!!

maybe steve jobs should use this battery and see what he feels!!!

want new one byt ont all this money fo ritsa!

My MBP is 20 months old and the battery was performing well with hours of charge when full. However, the installation of Snow Leopard has changed all of that. The battery is lucky to hold more than an hour and a half according to the meter but the computer will suddenly stop working. And I'm not alone, the Apple forum is rife with complaints. And it isn't clear whether the battery is actually faulty or whether the data from the battery is being interpreted properly especially as one minute it can be saying 4 hours charge is available, next showing minutes and this on a battery with only 102 cycle counts.

So, to those who are suddenly complaining of bad batteries, have you recently installed Snow Leopard?

I have an early 2008 15 macbook pro,works fine BUT last 2 weeks the battery shuts down mac with 30 mins charge still left! without warning! yes its out of warranty but states cycle count:83 and condition: check battery. On full charge battery lasts 2hours approx,airport on,using web browser only.

THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF CASE IT SEEMS.

Apple, we love you, BUT dont treat us like PC users PLEASE!

Ok so let me start by saying that in general I absolutely love my Macbook Pro - my first mac after 15 years as a PC user. I bought it in August 2007 and the battery has worked fine up until 1 month ago. It suddenly became unable to hold its charge for longer than about 10 minutes. It did not deteriorate. It did not get dropped or anything. I can understand a rechargeable battery having a shelf life and it slowly starting to become less efficient at holding its charge. But it looks like in my case it has developed a "fault" rather than it just running out of "battery life". Either way I am out of warranty so need to buy a replacement battery. But how long will the new battery last? At £100 I want to make sure it lasts!

My MBP a little over 2 years and 125 cycles, last week experienced fluids under my computer, took the battery of just to realize the battery was completely dead. At a price of almost $200 in local currency on a student budget a replacement is something for the christmas list, hope santa pays a visit. I'm not happy. Two stars because it was fun while it lasted, but never had more then 3 hours of fun without ac.

i have had my macbook pro for 2 years i have had to buy 2 power charges and now i have to buy battery i have had a toshiba loptop for 3 years and that is stil running good with no Battery's or charger's

My battery has been giving problems for ages so today I went to my nearest Apple Store. On checking my battery they agreed to replace it free of charge. My MacbookPro is 4 months out of warranty but I do have AppleCare. I was told that batteries are not covered by AppleCare as they are an expendable item but they still replaced it for free.

2** for the battery, 5***** for Apple