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

These batteries seem defective and just die down without any warning at all.
1st battery: after a year , I suddenly was unable to charge my battery. Battery just wouldn't respond to the charger.
So I bought another battery, paying $150. This time it only lasted a month!

I don't get it - can't Apple produce batteries that are not defective for this Macbook? especially as it is claiming to be the most technologically advanced notebook producer?
And if it can not, can they please replace the batteries that die down, without any charge?

47 of 57 people found this useful

Not a fanboy, but have always liked Apple interface and (usually) hardware, but this battery is clearly inferior to other batteries I've dealt with. Have had HP and Dell laptops and - while they can't compete with Apple's ease of use and stability - their batteries just work better. I have what is probably a pretty typical pattern of use. I plug in probably more than I should, but always want to be mostly charged if I need to travel. Dell and HP always put up with this pretty well, never degrading to the point where I couldn't get any charge at all, but my little white Apple lasted 13 months (seems to be a pretty common duration) before the battery flat-lined.

A suggestion: How about a "dummy battery" - battery meant to only act as bridge between AC ports lasting 1 hours at the most, but tolerating frequent charging. Meanwhile, a lithium charging in a dock that will not charge beyond a recommended point. If - God Forbid - this Macbook dies, and Apple has not made a change to a better-designed battery, I'd be pretty tempted to return to the dark side. 130 bucks every 8-13 months as a "price of doing business" is pretty steep.

60 of 69 people found this useful

This is a good battery, but it is expensive. Everyone that is leaving a bad review keep in mind that keeping your laptop plugged in constantly will kill your battery sooner than expected. This goes for anything running on a battery. You are overcharging the battery. This slowly destroys the battery and it will not have as long of a life span as it should. This goes for almost any electronic device running on a lithium ion battery. They should implement a feature where the power from the outlet is no longer supplied when the battery reaches a full charge. I think nintendo the d.s. lite does this but im not positive.

92 of 115 people found this useful

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!!!!!

29 of 39 people found this useful

I've had my mac for a little over a year and I am having to replace the battery already. And after a year my warranty had ended so now I cant get it fixed or replaced, I am having to pay $134.45 for a new battery. My brother has the same computer and has had it for 3 years now and has never had a problem. I find it a little ridiculous that I have to pay so much for a battery that obviously isn't working for anyone else but for some reason works for others.

26 of 29 people found this useful

The best way to make your battery last is to never turn off your computer. I had mine for 3 year now and I have never turn off my MacBook. Needless to say battery works just fine. From time to time let it drain completly.

10 of 23 people found this useful

I have had a mac book 3 yrs and a few months. Mid way in that time i had to replace once and now again it needs to be replaced. The battery doesn't even make it 2 yrs before needing to be replaced again. If i could post this with out giving any stars i would. Maybe the third time is a charm or i should invest in stock for mac batteries since ill have to keep buying them if i want my laptop to be portable.

26 of 27 people found this useful

My battery just died after three years of regular use. I'm super happy with how long the battery lasted and am off to the store to buy a new one. I would definitely pay the extra money for an Apple-endorsed battery. Other batteries sold elsewhere are not of the best quality or fit for the Macbook.

6 of 12 people found this useful

I have owned my mac for over 3years now and to be just blunt, Apple batteries are horrid. Your much better off going with an off brand. The orginal battery lasted a little over a year. The replacement has lasted again about a year, but I've been reluctant to purchase another. I am currently purchasing an off-brand for about 1/4 of the price.

The quality Apple is pushing out on these is not Apple-par. My mom's PC laptop battery has lasted 5years and still holds a 60% charge... Apple you need to fix this... -_-

25 of 27 people found this useful

To "What you gonna do about it"

Let me guess, you leave your book plugged in, sometimes overnight even though its fully charged. That is what is killing your battery. I just learned that and am buying a new battery. It makes complete sense to me. Although it would be nice if something would stop the battery from overcharging, but 'what you gonna do about it"...I'm gonna stop plugging my battery in when I don't need to, easy enough and it saves me on the powerbill.

Still love my macbook.

49 of 57 people found this useful