Rechargeable Battery - 17-inch MacBook Pro

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Blow Up

    • Written by from New York

    This is the second battery to have exploded in the last five years. Both batteries still had a lot of cycles left. These are the worst batteries. The laptop always rested on a hard surface (i.e., desk) and never had a cold start, always room temp power up. Love the MBP, hate the battery.

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    Bulging bust

    • Written by from Port Elizabeth

    First battery caused all kinds of funky things to happen to my MBP, before bulging and popping out the casing. Second one is 19 cycles old and near dead after being in storage for a year. I get better performance from 5 year old rechargeable AA batteries!

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    2 Batteries have bulged within a couple months of each other.

    • Written by from Los Altos

    When I got my 17" MacBook Pro in March of 2008, I bought a second battery. I've religiously alternated them over the years approximately every three months. A month ago, I went to swap batteries and found my "spare" battery had bulged through the case to the tune of about 3 inches!

    A day ago, I noticed my trackpad clicker was hard to use...could barely depress it, but it would work. Today, it didn't work at all and if I tried using any part of the trackpad (including clicker), I couldn't select anything, either with the trackpad, corded mouse or bluetooth mouse.

    Upon removing the battery, I could tell it was beginning to bulge!! (My second battery.) The bulging battery, even though not apparent to the eye, was causing the trackpad malfunction.

    I've noticed there are many reviews about 17" MacBook Pro batteries bulging. Mine only has 173 cycle counts!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Bulged and crackled

    • Written by from Inglewood

    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.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Bulged 'till it broke

    • Written by from Pinole

    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.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Worst Battery Ever

    • Written by from Amarillo

    Have had to replace two of these on my 17" MacBook Pro. They have expanded to more than two times their original size and cause the computer to start malfunctioning. There is something seriously wrong with these batteries.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Bulging...

    • Written by from Trenton

    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.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Someone needs to file a class action.

    • Written by from Snohomish

    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.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Just follow the directions...

    • Written by from Windermere

    Don't leave it charging all the time. If you do, you may as well get a Mac Mini. Yes it will get hot when charging from less than 10%. Let it vent, don't insulate it, like leaving it on a bed or blanket. Still on my second battery. I usually replace every 2 or 3 years. Soon time for a new one. It's down from 4 hours to about 2.5 on a full charge. It's just the nature of compact Li-Ion chemistry. Recycle the old one. My 17" Mac Book Pro is the most rugged, reliable laptop I've ever had. It gets used on construction sites, in vehicles, in hot, dusty or wet environments. Dropped many times. Keeps on going...

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    17 inch battery = garbage

    • Written by from New Lenox

    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".

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Battery

    • Written by from Mississauga

    I'm really surprised by all the bad reviews. My MBP is mid 2010, and I use it every day, and haven't had to replace the battery yet. It doesn't last as long as before, but I still get three or four hours out of it -- with the brightness turned up, and pretty heavy use. I have had a lot of non-apple laptops, and all of them were useless after about a year.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Battery wrecked notebook.

    • Written by from München

    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.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    bulge and track pad

    • Written by from Scottsdale

    My battery just failed. It lasted 5 years, but as it bulged and failed it caused my track pad to fail too. Weird. Now I'm on the hook for $129, but I'm not going to complain because a PC isn't even worth the plastic my MAC is made of.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Horrible Battery

    • Written by from pine bluff

    Apple is usually pretty good about acknowledging problems when they occur, but the "bulging battery" has been a problem for nearly 5 years and it is usually in the MB Pro line. The cost of maintaining a MB Pro is unbelievable when you add onto its acquisition costs and then add $129 a year (or more) to purchase batteries. It is really enough to make a person sick. I'm at the point now of not buying another battery and just tossing the computer, because I think that four batteries in three years is just about enough.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Bad battery

    • Written by from east stroudsburg

    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......

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Very sad ... two of my Mac Book Pro 17' batteries bulged.

    • Written by from Irving

    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.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Macbook Pro Battery

    • Written by from Hanover

    Awful!! Never had a computer battery swell and almost ruin the computer.....and Apple wants $129 for a new one! Should give them out for free with quality this bad.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Fine

    • Written by from west chester

    this battery has lasted nearly four years. i never kept the computer plugged in all the time. i followed the calibration instructions. it has served me well.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Dangerous

    • Written by from Northfield

    My battery swell about 1 inch outside of the carcass and it is also making the touch pad not to work. It looks like it is about to explode after one year of use.

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    Overheating causes warped battery

    • Written by from Phoenix

    The notebook gets so hot you can't even hold it, and the battery life is horrible, won't last more than 10 minutes without being on a charger... the battery also is warped caused by the overheating and doesn't fit in properly, which also might be why the battery life is so awful! I love Apple, but for such a pricey piece of technology, am very disappointed...

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