Macbook 13" Aluminum battery ?

Hi all New here on this forum. I belong to lots of different forums but don't know why I never thought of one for the computer when I had issues :Blushing:


I am thinking it is just in need of a new battery but want to see what you all think.

Have had this laptop since 2008 I think it is model 5.1

99% of the time I leave it plugged into the A/C power but if I unplug it about 1 min or so later it will just shut off

looked at the system profiler and this is what it says under power

says check battery next to condition

I think it's telling you that you may need a new battery. A 2008 MacBook is going on 4 years old and if you've always kept the machine on AC, the battery has probably deteriorated even though it only has 73 cycles on it.

I agree just wanted to see if anyone else might of had a weird problem I didn't know about. off to the Apple store tomorrow then

Thanks

My wife has the same model MB 2008. Her usage is similar. The battery is shot after all this time as well. She's going to be getting a new battery from OWC this Christmas as she refuses to part with this particular machine. Four years of not taking care of a battery is plenty and it speaks to the overall good quality of the charging system and components that it works at all after this much time.

I agree been the best machine I have owned only thing I need to figure out that I don't like is. After adding a time capsule it seems to slow down webpages as it backs up so I just stop it while I am busy