Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 17-inch MacBook Pro

I love my macbook pro. Macs are the best!! But, the way they put the battery together for the macbook 17inch is LAME. I will be purchasing my third battery. I spoke with someone at their genius bar. Their reply was"That is totally normal for the battery to bulge and seperate". We have two other mac laptops that never had a problem. Really Apple, is this the way you treat your loyal customers with no free battery replacement for the company's error?!?!?! At the very least you should be offering batteries at half the price.

Like majority here having issues with battery bulging and thinking of buying non apple brand battery...

I am now on my way to the Apple store to purchase my third battery in four years. I take all of the precautions like monthly battery calibrations, turning the laptop off when not in use for prolonged times and occasionally letting my battery run down and I still fight the "battle of the bulge". My 2007 17" MacBook Pro is a true workhorse and I have no need to upgrade to the current unibody model. Now after spending over $350 in batteries since I purchased my machine, I have to seriously rethink my position.
With Class Action suits against Apple for a myriad of other problems, why hasn't anyone filed one over these defective batteries? Sheesh. Come on Apple, wake up and provide us a battery that doesn't swell!

I bought two batteries for my 17" Macbook Pro when I purchased the computer in 2006. Fantastic machine, nothing wrong with the computer...but in 2011, the battery started to bulge. I replace that one with the spare I got with the machine...after 10 month of use, it bulged, and the machine died. I was able to rebuild the hard drive, but the spare battery is shot...the case has separated and you can see inside the battery. Both batteries always ran hot. I think the heat is what causes the delamination and bulging of the battery. This is both a danger and a nuisance. Apple should replace obviously defective batteries.

After 16 months of a very careful use (according to suggestions by apple) battery started to bulge. Apple replaced this for a new one for free. After 16 months happens the same with the second one. Another problem is that I have to remove it even if it still works, because I'm afraid it would damage the computer....!

Battery worked great and then bam! Looked like it exploded and the only the aluminum was keeping it all inside. Came here to see what the replacement would cost and saw every single other reviewer had the same problem. Would say to stay away from this battery for fear of it exploding or something, but really, what are the other options?

This is the second battery, and the same thing happened to it. It bulged and the laptop went dead. I have noticed for the past month or so that it was not lasting as long! this is frustrating, and so annoying. A very bad product indeed.

My original battery started bulging and lost power and laptop wouldn't stay on. I took it to the Apple Store and they replaced the battery. NOW, my AppleCare is expired and the battery that they replaced the defective one with is not even more bulged than the first one. Doesn't seem like something I should have to pay for since it's a factory defect.

I've had my 17" MacBook Pro for about 3.5 years...never a problem. Suddenly it was wobbling. I thought it had warped or something. Then I looked on the bottom and the battery was bulging. WHAT?!?! Some possible advance notice: it was shutting off, low battery, without any warning, as it used to do. I didn't notice any other changes.