Hi everyone,
Is it safe to run a Macbook without a battery fitted whilst plugged into the mains or is it not advisable.
Thanks in advance,
Alan
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), G4 ibook running 10.4.11.
Hi,
Just to add to my post above it is a mid 2007 macbook, model identifier 2.1.
running Snow Leopard.
Thanks from England,
Alan
Yes.... But it will only run at half the processor speed.
There’s one problem with running your MacBook with the battery removed. MacBooks and MacBook Pros automatically reduce the processor speed by about half when the battery is removed.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2332
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-macbook-pro-battery-benchmarks,6643.html
Hi,
Thank you both for your answers.
i am looking at after market batteries as in UK Apple batteries cost about £125.00
I have looked on ebay but am a bit wary after reading reports of exploding or catching fire.
Regards,
Alan
I've bought used MacBooks off of eBay for my family, seven of them so far over the last 6 years. I've bought 8 batteries off of eBay sellers, just going with the cheapest. Only had one with a problem, it gave out after 6 cycles. That one was replaced under the warranty by the seller. The only other batteries that have been a problem were Apple branded batteries that started bulging. I've had two of those happen.
Apple doesn’t make any batteries. They buy them from the same manufacturers that the third party sellers are buying from. The only difference is that Apple has their logo imprinted on the battery.
Hello Frederic,
Thanks for that information. I think I will give ebay a try after all.
Have a good weekend,
Alan
I had too the same issue but a diff. Batt. was showing "Service Battery" and I was afraid thus I removed and using with the Adaptor only.
What I dnt understand is --- "Yes.... But it will only run at half the processor speed." Could you pls. a little bit elaborate this one?
Thankx.
RUNNING MACBOOK WITHOUT BATTERY
