Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 15-inch MacBook Pro

replacement lasted less than a year

Only reason why I thought I should review this product is because everyone else here is being so negative.

I've had my macbook pro for almost 2.5 years. According to iStat Pro, I've gone through 854 cycles. I still have 40 minutes of charge for video or 2.2 hours of charge for non-intensive stuff, like taking notes, surfing, etc. I love this battery and am sad that I will have to replace it soon.

I have had my MacBook Pro for 3 years with the original battery. I use my computer everyday at my desk and many nights at home. As long as I have owned it, I have made sure to give the battery a full charge and most importantly a full drain at least once a week. I'm also careful not to leave it charging long past it's full capacity.

Last week I was watching a movie in iTunes on an airplane and was able to get 2.5 hours of battery time. Read your directions people. Don't overcharge by leaving the machine plugged in all day or overnight every night. When on battery power make sure you wait until it's about to sleep and then plug it in. My battery is still great even with a cycle count of 524.

I had purchased the MacBook Pro in December 2008...it is now January 2010 and my battery is near dead. It will not hold a charge past 30 minutes. I too have cycled the battery according to the instructions and have used my laptop responsibly. Funny how a "reliable and respectable" computer manufacturer's battery does not last past a year. Never had this problem on other laptops I have owned.

I've owned my 15" MacBook Pro since October 2008. It's cycled only 30 times and I get the "check battery" reminder. Now my MBP will not run without the power adapter. Apples creates awesome products... such a shame they cannot make a battery that has such a poor shelf life. I'm disappointed to put it nicely.

The battery that came with my Macbook Pro was fine, and held 3-4 hours of charge until I upgraded to Snow Leopard, now I get 30 minutes max. I refuse to believe that something went wrong overnight the day before I installed Snow Leopard, so Apple needs to do something about this.

I am happy with my purchase - I had to order a battery after my original laptop battery hit 300 cycles (1 1/2 years) and it's life did not last long. I ordered a new one because I am a student and I need my MBP to be portable.

I would say that this battery is as good as the other battery, IF you properly take care of it. It's not just about the cycling. DON'T leave your power cord plugged in when your laptop is off and it's fully charged! Only when you're actually working on it. That will just ruin your battery.

After 1 1/2 years of cycling almost every day or a few times a week, and never leaving the power cord in when it's not needed, my battery was still at about 4 hours, even with the Internet, but diminished after it's 300th cycle.

Testing out this product, I am happy with it, but wish that we could get an 8-hour battery for our older MBP's. Mine replacement is lasting me 4-5 hours using the Internet and adjusting settings for better battery usage.

I bought a new battery because my 2.5 year old that came with the computer was getting pretty horrible. But this new one is only slightly better than my old one. Should have saved the money and just put it towards buying a new Pro. I wouldn't buy this unless you absolutely have to.

I had a Sony battery in my original 2007 macbook pro and it lasted less than 140 cycles, at which time, the battery held less than half its original charge, so Apple replaced the battery with an even poorer Sony battery that didn't even last 100 cycles. They claimed that the second battery was not part of the faulty batch, and did not acknowledge that this and the original battery were subpar, and not what you'ld expect when you buy a high end laptop. I wouldn't buy a battery from apple again.