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

This battery lasted 2 months before it started to go bad. So hear I am buying another battery. There is nothing that I can do so I have to man up and spend $130. Come on Apple your better then this. When did you start to make junk?

I have also found the battery in my Macbook to be less than great. But that is apparently a known trade-off on Apple's part. Seeing some of the reviews here, it seems clear that some people would benefit from "recalibrating" their batter from time to time. Here's how to do it (from Apple's support site):


PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD), MacBook (all models), MacBook Pro (all models), and MacBook Pro (17-inch) (all models)

The battery calibration for the PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD) and any model of MacBook or MacBook Pro has been updated because of a new battery released with this computer. With these computers, follow these steps to calibrate your battery:

Plug in the power adapter and fully charge your PowerBook's battery until the light ring or LED on the power adapter plug changes to green and the onscreen meter in the menu bar indicates that the battery is fully charged.

Allow the battery to rest in the fully charged state for at least two hours. You may use your computer during this time as long as the adapter is plugged in.

Disconnect the power adapter while the computer still on and start running the computer off battery power. You may use your computer during this time. When your battery gets low, the low battery warning dialog appears on the screen.

At this point, save your work. Continue to use your computer; when the battery gets very low, the computer will automatically go to sleep.

Turn off the computer or allow it to sleep for five hours or more.

Connect the power adapter and leave it connected until the battery is fully charged again.

Tip: When the battery reaches "empty", the computer is forced into sleep mode. The battery actually keeps back a reserve beyond "empty", to maintain the computer in sleep for a period of time. Once the battery is truly exhausted, the computer is forced to shut down. At this point, with the safe sleep function introduced in the PowerBook G4 (15-inch Double-Layer SD) computers, the computer's memory contents have been saved to the hard drive. When power is restored, the computer returns itself to its pre-sleep state using the safe sleep image on the hard drive.

I came to this site to check the prices for this battery to replace my current one, and not only was I surprised to find so many negative reviews, but also disappointed as i've had the same experiences, which you would not expect seeing as this was an Apple branded product. Two years is INDEED the magic number, I've had my MacBook since 2008 and it continues to work fine, but the battery itself will only last about 30 - 40 mins on a full charge. If I dim the screen to about 25% (which barely makes you able to see anything depending on the lighting) then you MAY squeeze out more. $129 is honestly laughable for this product.

My laptop is just under two years old. That seems to be the magic number here. I get less than seven minutes of battery life before my computer shuts off (not into safe-sleep, just off without saving anything). I am going with a third-party battery. Yuck!

As I was about to purchase a new battery, and after reading the reviews, I realized how lucky I am. I have been using my 2008 Late Aluminum MacBook unplugged for nearly 2 hours now, and I am at 70%, with 3 hours remaining. I noticed the review that suggested unplugging when fully charged. Although there were times I would leave it plugged in for a day or two, generally, it was left unplugged, so this may well be helpful after all. The price of the battery is rather steep, so I think I might just wait a little longer to order a second batter, just to have one on hand. I realize now that I confused the charge in this MacBook to the one in my IPad. Hey...I'm old, it happens.

Im a big apple fan and I really enjoy all their products, expect this battery! I got the Macbook because of everyones review on how great they are and how they never seem to have any problems, and I never have except for this battery. It lasted me just a year during which time it would only give me about 1.5 hours of cordless use. After the one year period I have used it - it just completely died out on me. Im sorry, I really don't think it is worth spending $130 for another try at this batter.

If I could give it 0 stars, I would. Apple should pay ME to get a new battery. I have been let down by Apple. You would think by the amount of reviews saying this battery blows that Apple would do something about it. The battery lasts 40 minutes and then its dead. Junky battery Apple!

My battery lasted just over 2yrs, then started dying suddenly before getting down to "reserve power" or below 10%. Was caught off guard. It's unpredictable. The charge lasts noticeably shorter by the day.
Apple products are usually of high quality and I expected better.

I had my macbook exactly 13 months when its battery died after exactly 142 charge cycles. Of course one month past the warranty period...what was the ad again: 80% of capacity after 300 cycles? Right! It had been going slowly downhill over the last couple of months and 2 days ago it collapsed. When fully charged it lasts 40 minutes now. This is indicative of poor quality control imho and a serious disappointment. I've had pc laptops with el cheapo batteries that lasted WAY longer than this so called quality product for which a premium price is charged. Apple has some very good products and top-notch design but the foundation for business should be quality and the experieces I've had the past 2 years indicate they're slipping in this respect.

My 2008 Macbook battery has expanded in the centre and distorted the battery cover, It still works and will give about 3 hrs of service. I have removed it and will have to acquire a replacement. It is over 4 years old and probably given good service