Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 15-inch MacBook Pro

Just had to jump into this fray on these batteries. I purchased my 15" Macbook Pro in the fall of 2007 and continued to use it non-stop until I purchased the smaller and lighter Macbook Pro 13" in August 2011. The original 15" battery was still giving me about 30 minutes of work time until early 2012 (it has since died completely), providing me with about 5 years of continuous use. I am now about to purchase a new battery for my 15". I will review it again after I see how the new 15" battery performs. PS--both computer and battery survived having a small chandelier fall on it from a ceiling weakened by too much rain! MAC's really are "built tough"!

Used it for several years! Still works perfect! Don't know what the issue is with these batteries maybe I just got lucky. Good part is if the battery breaks you can take it to the Apple store so I don't see the big deal here.

In fact, I'm still using the original battery, which has gone from supplying 4+ hours of use down to an hour and a half. Why am I replacing it? Other than the Service Battery message it displays, it has been dying without warning at around the 30% level.

It has far exceeded my expectations. The only thing I can guess about those complaining of short battery life is that they primarily use their MacBook Pro while plugged into the AC outlet. I plug mine in only to charge and 90% of my use is battery only. I only hope my second battery is equally as reliable!

I have gotten over 600 cycles out of my battery and although it needs to be replaced now, it still lasts for about 45 minutes. I've had my battery for over 3 years (I can't remember exactly, I just know the warranty on my pro is over) and I cycled the battery faithfully at least once a week (usually more often) and when I saw the health declining at one point I even brought it back up by making sure to do more full cycles rather than partly draining/charging it. These batteries are ridiculously awesome if you take care of them.

I've had the battery for almost 5 years, It still holds a charge i can go unplugged about an hr now, when i got it originally it lasted hours. I am now looking into replacing the battery. I see some bad reviews but this battery has been solid for me.

MacBook Pro Battery went dead so I took it to the Apple Store. They tested it and determined that I didn't last as long as it should have so they gave me a new one. Free of charge. This was a year and a half ago,

My first battery started to die before the 300 cycle limit so it was covered under warranty. My second battery has worked great for 5 years. It's just now going out...

Whoever battery dies after 1-2 yrs ,you either got a bunk battery or misuse it, Ive had mine for 6 yrs going on 7 stills works fine, the insulation going but still works fine, apple's hardware is impeccable compared to other hardware companies, i should know I work for one of them.

After 5 years I finally need a new battery. Very impressed with the overall battery life on my mac. For those who have had battery failures so soon are more than likely using there battery wrong. You SHOULDN'T ever run your computer while it is plugged into AC power while the battery is in the computer. This will kill a battery in no time. Take the battery out and charge it after you shut the computer down. It will still run on AC power with no battery in.

I don't know what everyone is complaining about. I bought my 15 inch macbook pro in the late summer of 07, and i'm still running the original battery. yes, it holds significantly less charge than it did when i got it, but i'm just now looking into getting a new one. I use my macbook for my graphic design classes, so i'm constantly on it. I have had no issues with "swelling" or my computer shutting off randomly. It had a normal life cycle, slowing holding less charge as it got older. It gets hot, but what computer doesn't? All in all, very satisfied with the product. I'll be buying my next one straight from apple.