MacBook battery

chscag said:

If you purchase your new battery from a local Apple store you can bring them your old one and they will dispose of it for you. And yes, that should solve the problem.

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cwa107 said:

I would actually recommend purchasing an aftermarket unit like this one:

FastMac | Product - Laptop Battery Upgrades

It's a few bucks cheaper and a bit higher capacity.

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jnnfrths said:

I don't see one for my computer, only the macbook pro version. Thanks though

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cwa107 said:

You might want to give them a call. They do list your machine at the bottom of the page, but when you click on it, it redirects you to an unrelated page. That might be a bug in their site design.

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rustyk123 said:

I would also recommend holding on to your battery for a little longer. I had a White MacBook battery fail on me so I ran out bought one and a month later they recalled the battery. Since I no longer had the battery, they were not able to reimburse me the cost of the battery or give me a new one.

Battery recalls can happen at any point Just look at the 1gen iPod Nano that they just started recalling 6 or 7 years after it was sold. And when you decide to get rid of it on day, you may be able to just take it to any computer repair shop, most of them would be happy to take it from you.

I also recommend sticking with genuine batteries and not generic batteries. I have had some bad luck with the generic batteries, but that risk is up to you, I have heard some people have some good luck with them. You can also buy replacement batteries (new and used) (genuine and generic) off of ebay for much less. At least look before you buy elsewhere, some have 3 year warranties too.

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