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Mar 28, 2015 7:36 AM in response to Macs for the Winby brenden dv,Hi Macs for the Win,
If you are seeing a "Service Battery" status on your MacBook Pro, you may find the information outlined in the following article helpful:
Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Take your computer in for service. You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer.
OS X Yosemite: Battery conditions
For more general information about Mac notebook batteries, you may also find these articles useful:
Mac notebooks: All about batteries - Apple Support
Mac notebooks: Determining battery cycle count - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden
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Mar 28, 2015 7:39 AM in response to brenden dvby Macs for the Win,Hi Brenden,
Would you know how much it would cost if I went to the Apple Store to have my computer checked? Also, if I don't check it, would there be consequences?
Thanks for the great info so far,
Macs for the Win
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Mar 28, 2015 7:41 PM in response to Macs for the Winby TheSnapDude,Apple batteries for MacBook Pro's should hold 800 cycles before failure... If you have Apple Care call them or go to the Apple Store and they will replace the battery for free. Also, if you bring your power cables for that mac they will inspect it and if need be they will replace that for free too.
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Mar 29, 2015 10:26 AM in response to TheSnapDudeby Macs for the Win,Hi,
I unfortunately don't have Apple Care and I'm also out of warranty right now. Would there be a charge if I just bring the laptop in for them to inspect but not to replace the battery? I want to know if my battery should still be used without consequences.

