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Q: New battery or battery service?

Hi Everyone,

 

I have a 2008 13-in MacBook. It has held up very well. But I am starting to get the "Replace battery soon" message when I charge these days, so I figured it was time to start thinking about what to do next.

 

The Apple website is a little confusing. They seem not to sell the batteries anymore? Instead they advise coming in for a battery service. 

 

  1. If I get the battery service are they just going to sell me a battery? Will that be an additional fee to the service?
  2. Is there a reliable source for the right battery? I'm tech savvy enough to be able to change it out, but I'm that person who tries to get things directly from the manufacturer b/c I can't be sure I'm not getting a knock off online/I want to have some recourse if something goes wrong.
  3. Anyone have experience with how long their battery lasted once that message started to show up?

 

 

Thank you!

Posted on Jul 28, 2015 9:39 AM

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