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RUNNING MACBOOK WITHOUT BATTERY

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.

Posted on Aug 9, 2013 8:19 AM

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Aug 9, 2013 1:12 PM in response to Alan Bishop2

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.

RUNNING MACBOOK WITHOUT BATTERY

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