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

I bought my Macbook 3 years ago and the battery has only just now started to lose it's charge rather quickly. I would recommend this to friends, in fact I have!

My first battery went out the first month that I had the laptop.
My second battery went out within the next year. I was told at the genius bar that I had a lot of "full charges" on the battery life. I was very confused since my iBook - which is several years older than this macbook - still holds a charge! I tried telling them that it just didn't sound accurate, and I must have some electrical issue as my charger gets really hot. No help.

I went back with a friend who was buying an iPod. It came up in conversation with the sales person who swapped out a new battery for me for free. :D (Thumbs up to that one!)

With the third battery, I decided to be careful and only use battery power when absolutely necessary. I actually even went weeks without using my laptop at all on occasions as I spent a lot of time on my work computer. Third battery down after a year and a half. BOOO! What a waste! NOT HAPPY!

I have MacBook 3 years old, first battery hold for 2 years, then it died. I replaced it with new battery and it died in 4 months. I will not purchase battery every 4 month for $130. Now, my keyboard does not work properly. As much as Apple is popular, I will look for other brands of computer next time I am purchasing one.

Bought my black MacBook in late 2006. Original battery was swollen and got replaced for free - under a recall, apparently - in June 2009. Had it shutdown and left for 16 days. Upon my return, the battery was dead. If it's an isolated situation, I would understand, but reading the reviews it's clear that these batteries are poor quality. My CAD 450 HP laptop was down for the same 2+ weeks, and its battery is still running strong. New battery costed me CAD 179.67. Ironically, 3 poor quality MacBook batteries can buy a new PC laptop with better battery life, with change left to spare.

I had my mac for two years. I went for vacation for 4 days and left my mac at home and after I got back, my battery won't be able to charge anymore.

My battery died overnight and because it exceeded the 300-cycle count. They claim that it is "consumed" and not defective. The applecare guy said that if it died with 299 cycles, it is a manufacture's defect but if it dies at 300 cycles, it is consumed. Now if I properly power cycle my battery, say every other day. That means I'm supposed to buy a new battery almost every year... Really? Then he had to balls to say, "I know people that buy battery's every year." What an a-hole. Never buying one of these again. Of course, by the way, none of this info is public according to him, and to top it off, they (spoke to 2 different techs) can't even agree on what constitutes a power cycle.

I had over 1500 charge cycles on this battery before I had to replace it. Just bought another, I have 35 on the new one and so far everything is great.

I've had my MacBook for almost 4 years now. My battery is at 871 cycles, and is still in good condition! I've noticed just in the past couple of months that it's not lasting as long as usual, but it's nothing significant. I might get another one just to have on hand if that increases, but otherwise, I'm happy as can be!

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 just returned from a 3 week vacation and my battery died.... Apparently this is a common occurrence. Had since 2006 and 394 cycles, so not too shabby just dissappointing