I have loaded Sonoma 14.5 on my 2014 Pro 13" and the original battery does not last more than an hour and gets very hot. Is it worth getting a new battery because I was wondering if a battery that's been made for an old Mac may have been in storage for years and therefore degraded in itself. Is this likely to be the case? Wll it last mre than an hour like my original battery? Thanks.
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.5
....and gets very hot
That is not a typical symptom of a dying battery but is a common one when useless, third-party utilities are installed. Anti-virus, so-called "cleaning" apps, optimizers, tune-up apps, and client-side VPNs are all going to compete with components of the macOS and make the hardware work harder. Harder working hardware means extra heat and reduced battery run time.
Some browsers like Chrome can also run down a battery faster than others, as can leaving certain web pages open in the background (try amazon.com's home page, for example). So can using a extternal monitor.
Apple never sold replacement batteries for that model except to Apple Authorized Service Providers, so there are a lot of counterfeit batteries floating about. Most are miserable, even damaging.
On any Retina Macbook Pro, the battery is not user-serviceable. It is glued in place and requires toxic, flammable solvents and some force to remove. Many have created dead Macbook Pros trying to replace the battery at home. Service providers cannot use the solvent is a retail setting without violating a raft of HAZMAT and OSHA laws, not to mention fire codes. So batteries are a problem for older models that Apple no longer services.
So, if you have a load of fearware installed, it behooves to completely remove it and test before trying to rip out a battery the Apple did not design to be removed easily
....and gets very hot
That is not a typical symptom of a dying battery but is a common one when useless, third-party utilities are installed. Anti-virus, so-called "cleaning" apps, optimizers, tune-up apps, and client-side VPNs are all going to compete with components of the macOS and make the hardware work harder. Harder working hardware means extra heat and reduced battery run time.
Some browsers like Chrome can also run down a battery faster than others, as can leaving certain web pages open in the background (try amazon.com's home page, for example). So can using a extternal monitor.
Apple never sold replacement batteries for that model except to Apple Authorized Service Providers, so there are a lot of counterfeit batteries floating about. Most are miserable, even damaging.
On any Retina Macbook Pro, the battery is not user-serviceable. It is glued in place and requires toxic, flammable solvents and some force to remove. Many have created dead Macbook Pros trying to replace the battery at home. Service providers cannot use the solvent is a retail setting without violating a raft of HAZMAT and OSHA laws, not to mention fire codes. So batteries are a problem for older models that Apple no longer services.
So, if you have a load of fearware installed, it behooves to completely remove it and test before trying to rip out a battery the Apple did not design to be removed easily
omits wrote:
I have loaded Sonoma 14.5 on my 2014 Pro 13" and the original battery does not last more than an hour and gets very hot. Is it worth getting a new battery because I was wondering if a battery that's been made for an old Mac may have been in storage for years and therefore degraded in itself. Is this likely to be the case? Wll it last mre than an hour like my original battery? Thanks.
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Sounds like a bad replacement battery.
On the Intel Mac—
the best you can do in an effort to sort what you have,
is resetting the System Management Controller Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support
Yes replacement batteries are a bit of crapshoot and not as reliable as the OEM batteries—
3rd party battery replacement best recommended from OWC/Macsales or i Fix it
Great, thanks all. I guess then if the battery eventually dies its down to using the PS plugged in? Or is that dangerous for a dead battery which cannot be resuscitated?
I will get removing some apps esp Opera which shows up as heavy on power.
Why is my MacBook Pro losing battery so fast?
