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Is it worth buying another apple battery??

My MacBook Pro is on its second battery. NEITHER made it past about 50 cycles.... The current battery is about 18 months old, has 47 cycles and is giving 20 mins. THe apple store says it needs a new battery. Frankly at this point I am considering a third party battery since I am not impressed with the apple batteries. Does anyone have any feedback on apple batteries Vs third party batteries.

Thanks very much for any ideas...

Dave

Mac Book Pro 1.83 Ghz Intel core duo, Mac OS X (10.4.11), MacBook Pro 1.83 Ghz - 1 gig ram - 10.4.6 / ibook g3 700mhz 512 ram

Posted on Oct 5, 2009 5:44 AM

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Oct 5, 2009 2:26 PM in response to DGKentucky

Hi DGKentucky,

You're either incredibly unlucky or there's something with your usage pattern that's causing the batteries to have this issue.

When you took the battery to the Apple Store, did they run a battery diagnostic? If so, did it indicate whether the battery was depleted or defective? A battery that's only 18 months old with less than 50 cycles could very well be depleted, but I'd be more inclined to believe it's defective.

How long did the battery last the first time around?

Oct 7, 2009 5:15 AM in response to DGKentucky

I have had the same issues as you. My first battery was replaced by Apple after it just shut itself off after about 20 mins. It was a recall battery. However after only a year the battery they gave me had pretty much the same problem. This time Apple weren't so helpful and told me it wasn't covered and I had to buy a replacement. My current (third) battery is on 40 cycles and I only get 1:20 mins out of it.

I've owned this MBP since Nov 2006, in comparison my previous Powerbook which I owned from 2003 til 2006 only needed one replacement battery.

Is it worth buying another apple battery??

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