Reviews for Rechargeable Battery - 13-inch MacBook (White)

I have had my laptop since May of 2008. I'm a college student, and so I rely on my laptop. While I haven't been the best about running the battery out and then charging it up, my battery has lasted me quite some time. Some would argue that over two years simply isn't a satisfactory amount of time for a battery to run well, that it should run longer, but considering my battery probably still holds a 2-3 hour charge when I'm running multiple applications with the screen at its brightest, I'm not complaining. I've been the type to leave my laptop plugged in while using it, which isn't all that wise with a portable computer.

According to the Mac "genius" I talked to about getting my 13" black Macbook fixed (the topcase had chipped, which was fixed for free without Applecare), the batteries in my year of Macbook generally run about 300 re-charge cycles, and once it hits that threshold they start to deteriorate, which is why it's important to fully charge your laptop and use it until it almost runs out. Plugging it in before this happens isn't a crime, it's simply better for the battery. I'm fine with the fact that my laptop doesn't hold as much of a charge after two years, in fact it's quite nice. The PC I had before this (it was my mother's, really) had a horrible battery life.

Though I know I'll likely have to buy a new battery within the next year, I'm quite at ease about it. I know it'll last me another two years, if not more. Considering I could get my topcase fixed for free, I'm not complaining about a $130 battery. It's worth it because my laptop isn't obsolete, it isn't choked with viruses, and it's still functions like I did when I bought it, it just doesn't last as long.

First of all, I would like to say the MacBook that I purchased about a year or more ago I am pleased with the purchase. I like the versatility of the MacBook. Where I can change between a Microsoft environment to a MAC OS environment. THe downside is the battery. After about a year of use, the quality of the battery has suffered. The battery went from about 2 hours or more of medium use to about an hour of medium use. A rechargeable battery should not suffer after a year of medium use. At least that is my opinion. The other laptop computer I had before the Macbook, its rechargeable battery did not suffer in quality like this one did and I had the laptop for about four years before I purchase this laptop and I still have the original rechargeable battery that came with it!!! SO what is the problem with the Macbook rechargeable battery? I guess in order to save on the purchase of new batteries every year or so, I guess I have to completely run down the battery down, which I didn't with the other laptop and I need to run a calibration test on the rechargeable battery every month, which I didn't with the other laptop computer. I think what should be done is improve on the efficiency of the rechargeable battery instead of doing the necessary steps to keep the longevity of rechargeable battery intact. In closing, the rechargeable battery for the Macbook is a real disappointment!

I have had my MacBook for a year and a half and still can get over an hour's use out of the battery. I have "conditioned" the battery as detailed in the MacBook manual religiously. Clearly these things do not last forever. Mine is certainly not what it used to be. Given the usable life-span of these things, Apple really should consider this a loss-leader and drop the price. I understand it is the best current technology can offer, but c'mon.

To those who don't condition the battery and then complain about the shabby life-span of the battery, it's not like you weren't warned. Maintenance is part of ownership. Complaining so is like complaining that your engine in your new car died at 30,000 miles even though you never changed the oil. Doesn't make it less of a pain and doesn't make the batteries last longer (they still are overpriced for something that will not last the expected usable life of the computer), but it does take away your right to complain.

I have had my macbook for three years now and I have gone through three batteries. I do everything the experts say that you should do to prolong your battery life. I don’t even use my macbook that much. My friend has a macbook that is newer than mine and she is having the same problem. I'm very disappointed with Apple concerning this issue. With the cost of their computers you would think they would have better batteries. I could have paid for a new Dell with the amount of money I have spent on batteries for my macbook. Don’t get me wrong I like the macbook but I would prefer to get my money’s worth out of a product than have to deal with this issue each year.

This product is insanely expensive for what it ends up being....after a year of use the original battery wouldn't give me more that 20-35 min so i resorted to having it plugged all the time.
Alas, it did what I've heard about for a while...it warped for the heat and, cant even have it in its slot since it affects the performence of the machine ( e.g. the mouse and touchpad dont work at all) Booooooooo Apple on this one. Big Fail on quality!!!!!

I bought my MacBook a year ago and did all the right things. Powered it up and then down, letting the battery die completely out and then powering it up again. All of a sudden, the battery simply quit. I had a Toshiba laptop for five years, gave it to my daughter and the battery is still running the computer for the same length of time it was when I bought it. I switched to Mac because I kept hearing about the quality of the product and for the most part I'm happy. Just having trouble choking down paying another $159.00 when I figure I paid for quality the first time around.

I got my Macbook for Christmas in 2007. The battery burned out about a year ago and now I have to connect it to a power source when I use it. Im finally buying a new one. I believe the reason why my battery burned out is one of two possibilities. One is that I left my computer on sleep for several days or that I left it on the charger for several days. It happened so long ago I can't remember which one it was or it could have been a combination of both.

I'm still on my first battery and still get about 3hours on a full charge. I've had my macbook for almost 6 years now and its still great!

Apple has to pull up their socks on their battery issues concerning 1st generation macbook's. I understand there are limitations to charge duration, but the failure of the battery altogether is preposterous. No rechargable battery fails faster.

my battery died after a little over than a year and i had to buy a new one. The battery lasted almost 3 hours away from the charger but in the long run, I had to buy a new one faster than expected