In article zaKdnRN7K5HsumjMnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d@redacted.invalid, Kurt Ullman kurtullman@redacted.invalid wrote:
My wife's 17 inch MBP battery apparently has malfunctioned. One end has been bowed out and it no longer works. There appears to be no damage.
do you mean swollen? that's bad.
Can we still run this on just power (w/o the battery in the back since it won't fit back in) for a couple of days while I order in a new battery or should be retire it until I get to the Apple store.
you can, but it runs slower.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2332?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Can you usually get these at Best Buys, which easier for me to get to?
maybe, but if it's under applecare (and even if it's not), go an apple store and they might replace it for free, especially if it's swollen because a swollen battery is defective and also dangerous.
In article 280720131047151083%nospam@redacted.invalid, nospam nospam@redacted.invalid wrote:
maybe, but if it's under applecare (and even if it's not), go an apple store and they might replace it for free, especially if it's swollen because a swollen battery is defective and also dangerous.
Just talk to a Genius for MBP? Should I take the whole computer or just the battery?
In article jb2dnfHVZLfApmjMnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d@redacted.invalid, Kurt Ullman kurtullman@redacted.invalid wrote:
maybe, but if it's under applecare (and even if it's not), go an apple store and they might replace it for free, especially if it's swollen because a swollen battery is defective and also dangerous.
Just talk to a Genius for MBP? Should I take the whole computer or just the battery?
make an appointment and take the whole thing. it's not that heavy. :)
they'll probably want the serial number of the macbook anyway.
In message zaKdnRN7K5HsumjMnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d@redacted.invalid Kurt Ullman kurtullman@redacted.invalid wrote:
My wife's 17 inch MBP battery apparently has malfunctioned. One end has been bowed out and it no longer works. There appears to be no damage. Can we still run this on just power (w/o the battery in the back since it won't fit back in) for a couple of days while I order in a new battery or should be retire it until I get to the Apple store. Can you usually get these at Best Buys, which easier for me to get to?
You can use it on power with no issue.
I would not buy a battery from Best Buy, they will charge you Apple prices for a crappy 3rd party knockoff. I would get a quality 3rd party knockoff from Amazon because it will be a lot cheaper and nearly as good as an Apple replacement. (in fact, my old MacBook I did exactly that when its battery bulged out).
That is, if you use your laptop like most people do, usually on power, occasionally on battery. If you really use the battery a lot, buy the Apple one.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2332?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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