The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
Its capacity is less than half the original.
There's big price spread between
the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about $85,
batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple compatible, $60-80
and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175 MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the original computer.
Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.
Bob Ball wrote:
The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
Its capacity is less than half the original.
There's big price spread between
the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about $85,
batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple compatible, $60-80
and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175 MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the original computer.
Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.
The the link below, their batteries are very good, even better the Apple battereries and made in the US,
http://www.newertech.com/index.php
In article bobball-943BE7.11270908032009@redacted.invalid, Bob Ball bobball@redacted.invalid wrote:
The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement. Its capacity is less than half the original. There's big price spread between
- the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
- what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about $85,
I am using an Apple battery from a third party. I don't recall what I paid but it was much less than Apple. I put it in on 12/3/08 and it is actually working better than the original.
I was surprised I needed to replace the original so quickly, but apparently anything over one year is gravy.
In article SIUsl.17931$YU2.16255@redacted.invalid, Steven Lichter diespammers@redacted.invalid wrote:
Bob Ball wrote:
The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
Its capacity is less than half the original.
There's big price spread between
the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about $85,
batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple compatible, $60-80
and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175 MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the original computer.
Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.
The the link below, their batteries are very good, even better the Apple battereries and made in the US,
http://www.newertech.com/index.php
I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies that do provide non-Apple batteries.
In article bobball-7C51E8.20100708032009@redacted.invalid, Bob Ball bobball@redacted.invalid wrote:
I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies that do provide non-Apple batteries.
It's puzzling. I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the past and been happy with them. I don't know why they wouldn't be offering replacements for newer models.
I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple original equipment. I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd probably order from them. I might regret it but from what I can tell it's likely to be worth the price.
On Mar 9, 12:23=A0pm, Tom Harrington t...@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article bobball-7C51E8.20100708032...@redacted.invalid, =A0Bob Ball bobb...@redacted.invalid wrote:
I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies that do provide non-Apple batteries.
It's puzzling. =A0I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the pas= t and been happy with them. =A0I don't know why they wouldn't be offering replacements for newer models.
I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple original equipment. =A0I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd probably order from them. =A0I might regret it but from what I can tell it's likely to be worth the price.
-- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002http://www.atomicbird.com/
Some manufortors claim the battery better than the original one. i have an apple power g4 notebook and consider to order an apple battery on http://www.sales-battery.com/laptop-batteries/apple.htm
In article ebb632a6-069a-4030-ba70-17181851c7bb@redacted.invalid, nedibatt@redacted.invalid wrote:
Some manufortors claim the battery better than the original one. i have an apple power g4 notebook and consider to order an apple battery on http://www.sales-battery.com/laptop-batteries/apple.htm
That web site doesn't appear to exist, and if it used to, I've never heard of them. I've ordered replacement PowerBook and iBook batteries from Newer Tech (http://www.newertech.com/products/laptop.php, and that one exists) and found them to be excellent.
In article tph-9C2240.22230308032009@redacted.invalid, Tom Harrington tph@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article bobball-7C51E8.20100708032009@redacted.invalid, Bob Ball bobball@redacted.invalid wrote:
I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies that do provide non-Apple batteries.
It's puzzling. I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the past and been happy with them. I don't know why they wouldn't be offering replacements for newer models.
I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple original equipment. I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd probably order from them. I might regret it but from what I can tell it's likely to be worth the price.
I ordered a FastMac replacement battery months ago, and was told they are expecting a 2-6 months delay on their TruePower batteries, because they are currently shifting production over to U.S. soil.
http://fastmac.com/laptop.php
As you can see, their batteries have soem interesting technology in them, and it seems you get more "bang for your buck". While they've offered twice so far to sell me an Apple battery for the same price while they are out of stock, I'm doing my best to wait it out so I can get a TruePower battery. : )
In article jollyroger-5C77A8.00193001042009@redacted.invalid, Jolly Roger jollyroger@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article tph-9C2240.22230308032009@redacted.invalid, Tom Harrington tph@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article bobball-7C51E8.20100708032009@redacted.invalid, Bob Ball bobball@redacted.invalid wrote:
I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies that do provide non-Apple batteries.
It's puzzling. I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the past and been happy with them. I don't know why they wouldn't be offering replacements for newer models.
I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple original equipment. I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd probably order from them. I might regret it but from what I can tell it's likely to be worth the price.
I ordered a FastMac replacement battery months ago, and was told they are expecting a 2-6 months delay on their TruePower batteries, because they are currently shifting production over to U.S. soil.
http://fastmac.com/laptop.php
As you can see, their batteries have soem interesting technology in them, and it seems you get more "bang for your buck". While they've offered twice so far to sell me an Apple battery for the same price while they are out of stock, I'm doing my best to wait it out so I can get a TruePower battery. : )
I bought an Apple battery. But I'll be interested in your experience with the FastMac.
I haven't paid that much attention to the roles of the various frequent posters on the group, but I hope everything works out OK for you. It's a scary time for so many people.