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

I've had my macbook since 2008. The mac just started shutting down on it's own even when it was plugged into the power source. I called the apple store, even though it was out of warranty the guy still talked me through how to find out how many cycles it has been charged. It showed 1018 cycles-which it should really only get 500 cycles. I don't know...I think this is proof enough that these batteries/ computers are amazing. I would always unplug it when it's completely charged, I think that is what prolonged the life of the battery for the past 5 years...

14 of 15 people found this useful

The battery is a beast, i've had it in my macbook for 5 years and only now it's holding about an hour and a half charge, and i abused the battery (constant charging, battery drain, improper charge cycles). Holds up as a great product as well as so many other Apple products.

9 of 11 people found this useful

had my black macbook for 4 years now still with original battery and still lasts up to 4 hours on a charge when taking notes. with screen dim and internet off and bluetooth off

17 of 31 people found this useful

Contrary to the many other reviews, I have had a great experience with my battery. I bought my MacBook back in July, 2008 and it's still running like it was new, both the MacBook and its battery. Excellent product.

15 of 33 people found this useful

Bought this blackmac back in early 2007 Battery has 1124 cycles and has just started telling me to replace soon. I love to run my mac without the cord so I lucked out and charged it fully and discharged it fully MANY times. Now Im finding that it was the perfect way to handle one of these batteries. It still gets over 2.5 hours of life. I can watch a whole movie and never worry about missing the end. The only reason I know i did things right is that I was trying to find out how long I could get out of one of these things only to read other people's mishaps and problems. Man if I can get another one of these batteries I will in a New York second! Problem is that 129.00 is a little steep so I will probably find myself on ebay buying a knockoff and regretting it later. Oh well such is life. Sometimes you get what you pay for and sometimes you don't!

10 of 14 people found this useful

I have had my black macbook since Sept. 2008. The battery is still going strong. It used to have a longer life but I still get at least 2 to 3 hours of it. It is good enough for sending emails out at night, but I definitely agree that to have the battery life last longer, it has to be drained almost fully then charged. Makes the battery life last longer. I hope I get more years out of this battery before I need to buy a new one to replace it.

7 of 15 people found this useful

After 670 cycles over three years, this battery is at 88% of capacity - and as I haven't calibrated it in about 2 months, I expect that that number will change slightly upward as it usually does after calibration. I've no complaints with this product and am going to purchase another when the day comes that it's finally necessary. So... Mr./Ms. Apple, DO NOT change this product in any way, it's great the way it is. If you have to charge more keep it the same, it's OK I'll pay it.

2 of 9 people found this useful

The original 3 year old battery on my black macbook still holds a great charge. Last flight I watched two full length movies and then looked at iPhoto pic's before the battery was drained. Once you go black, you never go back.

14 of 19 people found this useful

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.

6 of 22 people found this useful

my battery is now 3yo and is holding 2hrs now. its slowly going down now though. when it was new it lasted about 3-3.5hrs. i cant complain one bit but i will be needing a new one soon.

4 of 9 people found this useful