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

I've had a macbook for 18 months now.
The battery that came with my mac was originally dead.
Apple gave me a brand new one at the time.
Yesterday I found out my battery was dead again!!!
Now my macbook is not under warranty and I'll have to pay 129 + taxes for a new battery...
It's a shame that apple makes their great computers with such low quality batteries...
Before becomming a mac user I had never had such problems... (never thought I'd say that...)

I have gone through 2 of these batteries now in a year and a half. The battery life also tends to be very short.

My first battery died within 6 months of purchasing my Macbook and Apple kindly replaced it (although I did have to pay to ship the old one to them) The replacement battery lasted about 6 months as well but this time when I complained the response I got was "Your computer is no longer under warranty" but you can buy a new battery. I was pretty choked and have been using my Macbook as a desk top computer for the past 2 years refusing to give Apple any more of my money for their shoddy "Made in China" products.

I've had my MacBook for little over 3 years. The battery for my MacBook has slowly expanded and bulged out from the bottom of the computer over the last half a year. I looked today and now it split along a seam the internal parts of the battery are now becoming exposed. Guess it is time to replace it. The battery itself still has great life but the case has itself has failed.

I noticed a lot of people that have had a bad run with their batteries. I'll have had my MacBook for a year in two days and my battery health (according to iStat Pro) is at 90%. I followed all the tips that apple tech support gives and have never had any issues. I still get 3-4 hours on a battery using the internet. I'd consider buying a second for long trips and flights, but after reading some of these reviews I'm starting to wonder if I just got lucky with mine.

I have a MacBook (Black) that's just over 2 years old. I hava no problem with my battery life. 498 cycles so far and still holding a good charge. The battery however is expanding. The genius bar told me I need a new battery, but why throw away an otherwise good battery. It's not good for the environment or the wallet.
The expanding battery presses up against the logic board, the keyboard and trackpad; rendering them unusable. the curser jumps around, highlights text and erases everything you have input.
Instead of taking Apple's advice and replacing the battery, I just use a piece of clear shipping tape to hold the battery in instead of locking it in. It's lame, but it's good for the environment and The battery works perfectly. I still get 2-4 hours on a charge.
This is a defect in manufacturing. BTW Sys Profiler gives the battery a Condition: "Normal". The genius bar says it's dead.

I got my mac nice a new with a warranty. I used it very carefully and one day i ran the battery down and didn't charge for a week. I got a new battery under apple care and it did it again. This time not under warranty. Apple needs to make a hardware fix on the battery for their computers where you can force power to the battery or make an adaptor to charge it by cable or some other way. I have to say it's really bad that they leave that. I love apple but i really don't like when a notebook needs to be plugged in to work all the time.

I am always very careful with my battery. I try to use it a infrequently as possible. I think in the course of 3 years I have used most of the battery life 3 times. Recently the bottom of my macbook started to expand. At present almost my entire battery is exposed. It is pushing up on my mouse pad so I can't use my computer while flat.

My battery finally died after almost 3 years of constant use. I am not unhappy with the fact that it seams to have died without warning, I will simply replace it and use the wall adapter in the meantime. 129.00 for nearly 36 months of battery life is only about 3.60 per month, NOT TOO SHABBY! Still loving my MAC!!!