Battery Replacement for MacBook Pro

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Battery Replacement for MacBook Pro

I just replaced my MacBook Pro, 15", mid 2010, A1321, battery, with an after market battery from Abyone. I am now only getting two hours or a little more of battery usage before having to recharge. Abyone tells me I should get between 3-5 hours of normal use. (Not watching movies etc.). I've tried resetting PRAM and calibrating the battery. I've also reset the power management system. Any other thoughts on how to increase battery usage time? I feel like I may have wasted my money on this battery.

MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.2)

Posted on Jan 27, 2017 11:09 AM

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OGELTHORPE

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Jan 28, 2017 10:44 AM in response to john fromabingdon

john fromabingdon wrote:

I feel like I may have wasted my money on this battery.

You may very well have.

Veteran ASC participants have to date determined that Anker and NuPower batteries are third party batteries that work well with Macs. All others are suspect until proven otherwise.

These forums are full of posts with tales of woe in regards to third party bargain batteries.

Ciao.

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