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New battery for macbook pro 2012

My wife's MBP (2012) is finally showing real signs of age. I replaced the hard disc some years ago with an SSD which made everything go much faster, but now it's started to shut down without the power cable in and the cursor has become slow and sometimes doesn't move. The system prefernced says the battery needs servicing. So, I guess it needs a new battery. Except that the cycle count is only 910. It's running on Mojave at the moment and I'm wondering whether an upgrade to Catalina might help.(or perhaps bring everything crashing down!) On coconutbattery the design capacity is 67% and it says "check battery".

So, can't afford to get an Apple Battery (can you even still get them for a MBP 2012?) so need to source a cheaper though reliable one (in UK). Any suggestions re new battery (below what price shouldn't I look at?) or alternative solutions to present problem most appreciated..

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 7, 2022 1:12 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2022 1:57 AM

I visited an Authorized Apple Service Provider next to my place, they contacted Apple, and were able to replace the original battery for my old MacBook Pro 2012 with a supported 3rd party battery, due to the service status for these older devices.

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Oct 7, 2022 2:38 AM in response to Ingo2711

Many thanks. How much did the 3rd party battery cost? I guess going to your battery's 3rd party directly would be cheaper than doing it through Apple - can you tell me what was the name of the battery (maker/company). I'm able to replace the battery myself so wouldn't want to pay Apple to do it.

Incidentally I see Ninjbatt battery is well reviewed at Amazon for £40.

Oct 7, 2022 4:11 AM in response to brendanxx

The technicians at the Apple Service had to try two different brands, the most common one they used had difficulties charging the MacBook Pro for some unknown reason.

There was also a short warranty period included, so I let them do the replacement.

The battery is listed as "LMP" in Battery/Manufacturer/ in the System Report.


New battery for macbook pro 2012

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