Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 17-inch MacBook Pro

I have had my MacBookPro for 4 years and now I have to replace the battery AGAIN because it has warped AGAIN. Only this time, it is outside the warranty period. What a bummer.

My laptop sits on a stand so it NEVER has to touch a surface and yet it STILL warps. No way it can overheat that way.

Also, I have hardly used the laptop since I got my iMac one year ago. So the battery just suddenly warped for no reason.

I am not happy with the "cheapness" of the product. It is way below the Apple standards in my opinion.

34 of 35 people found this useful

After 2 years this battery starts to bloat and can be very dangerous. Apple needs to address this issue to all of their macbooks.

35 of 37 people found this useful

My story is the same as others. 17" macbookpro. First battery bulged a good 1/4 " in the center. Apple store replaced it. Replacement battery is delaminating in the corner making it so it can't sit on a flat surface. Other complaints about this machine are that it does not wake easy from opening the lid. It turns on normally about 40% of the tries. Also, ever since upgrading to snow leopard it is much slower to switch users and I get many more spinning beach balls of death.

37 of 42 people found this useful

I know batteries don't last forever but they shouldn't self destruct. This is the second battery I have had swelling issues with very bad design or components. This is a major problem .

33 of 34 people found this useful

"Oh - and by the way... you will have to replace the battery some day when you discover that it has expanded (for your protection) to the point of rendering your computer inoperable." At least i could have gotten a backup then instead of this alarming surprise. I though something was wrong with my trackpad. Fortunately (?) so many other people have "benefitted" from this "safety feature" that my first search immediately led me here. How could something this lame not be public knowledge already? ...Or at the very least revealed to the customer at purchase.

33 of 34 people found this useful

I have a 2009 17" MacBook Pro and the battery bulged out in two years. I went to the Apple store to have it replaced because I thought it was defective and should get a new one at no charge (warranty or no warranty). I was told without a warranty I would be charged to have it replaced. I had no choice but to pay for a new battery.
I asked the genius at the genius bar what caused my battery to expand (swell)
and isn't it defective. I was told that this was normal due to expanding gases within the battery. If this is normal then I would recommend Apple telling this to their customers when the MacBook is purchased or print it on the box. Very disappointed
with this problem and the response I got from the "genius"!

32 of 32 people found this useful

Wow! I thought the issue was only mine and caused from overheating. My battery from my MBP, purchased in 2007, is also starting to bulge. A few months ago, the computer started shutting down when plugged in and battery being around 63%. Just a couple of weeks ago, it's started to bulge, and is only getting bigger. My wife said today that she had to remove it completely because the trackpad was totally messed up with it in.

I give the battery two stars because I was hoping it would last at least 4 years from my purchase date (sept, 07), which it almost did, and because when it worked, it worked well, but still, the warping issue and messing up the trackpad is kind of scary, and not lasting for longer when the battery health is still adequate is unacceptable. With all these bad reviews, one would think Apple would replace them for free, but I guess that's just wishful thinking. They did replace my faulty Nvidia vid card for free when outside of the 1 year Applecare plan, why not this when it is clearly Apple who is at fault here and not the end users.

33 of 34 people found this useful

Going on my third battery. I replaced the last one about a year ago because it bulged. This one is doing the same, bulging. I love Apple but this stinks. My computer is about three years old. I guess you have to buy a new battery every year....ridiculous

33 of 34 people found this useful

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.

35 of 39 people found this useful