Macbook 13" White Battery

TeddyTedson

I have a 13" Mac around 2-3 years old and the battery casing has warped. This is really annoying the the laptop is on a table as it pushes up the clicker.
Has this happened to anyone else?

Kev.

Yes this happened to me before,

It was out of warranty so I went to Mactivate and got a refurbed one for ,I think 70 euro

TeddyTedson

I was thinking I could tell him and send them a picture of it and they'd give me a new one for free even though i'm out of warranty. This is not really acceptable. A new battery costs 130euro:eek:

Losty Dublin

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I was thinking I could tell him and send them a picture of it and they'd give me a new one for free even though i'm out of warranty. This is not really acceptable. A new battery costs 130euro:eek:

Why on earth would you reckon you'd get a new battery after 2+ years?

TeddyTedson

When batteries go like this isn't there a good chance they're faulty and could explode.

Dr.Sanchez

TeddyTedson wrote: »

When batteries go like this isn't there a good chance they're faulty and could explode.

Its still out of warranty!!

That'd be like me buying a car, keeping it for three years... Bursting a tyre and returning to the seller expecting a new tyre because the burst one is faulty and could cause me to crash! :rolleyes:

Losty Dublin

TeddyTedson wrote: »

When batteries go like this isn't there a good chance they're faulty and could explode.

Maybe yeah/no but you won't get a replacement unless Apple either have a call back on your models battery or if your laptop is covered under warranty or Applecare. Otherwise you can call them up but you won't get anything but earache from them.

elvis jones

on our white macbook the battery doesn't charge at all now !

My wife dropped it and the hd had to be replaced, i am wondering was something else damaged as well to stop the battery from charging.

When we got it back from being fixed the battery lasted about 90 min, but within a month it wasn't charging at all !!

Losty Dublin

elvis jones wrote: »

on our white macbook the battery doesn't charge at all now !

My wife dropped it and the hd had to be replaced, i am wondering was something else damaged as well to stop the battery from charging.

When we got it back from being fixed the battery lasted about 90 min, but within a month it wasn't charging at all !!

Download a wee app called Coconut Battery; it will give you battery life info on the MB. I assume that the charger works; what does the icon for battery life show?

I can't see why a drop and new HD would cause a drastic loss unless a contact for the battery is loose or broken but if the new HD runs at a faster speed drive it will eat into the battery life.

elvis jones

Charger is fine as i use it on my other macbook, the icon is just an X through the battery and if you take out the charger it just goes dead.

I read somewhere that there could be damage to the ac circuits on the MB.

elvis jones

Everything is "NA" when we checked coconut battery.......not looking good:D

Losty Dublin

elvis jones wrote: »

Charger is fine as i use it on my other macbook, the icon is just an X through the battery and if you take out the charger it just goes dead.

I read somewhere that there could be damage to the ac circuits on the MB.

Seeing as you have a second Macbook, have you tried swapping the batteries over?

elvis jones

My other one is a Macbook aluminum so different battery !

Liameter

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I have a 13" Mac around 2-3 years old and the battery casing has warped.

That suggests a faulty battery with a danger of catching fire. You should contact Apple immediately.

I don't know consumer law in Ireland but in the UK electronic equipment has an anticipated life of 6 years. If equipment fails sooner, the supplier (not the manufacturer) is expected to repair or replace the faulty part or equipment and make an allowance for remaining anticipated life.

The "six years" does not come under any specific legislation but it is what the courts will usually base their judgement upon - provided that you haven't "abused" the equipment (for example: placing it on a carpet or soft furnishing, causing it to overheat).