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White MacBook battery bulge

  • 26-06-2012 02:03PM
    #1
    WestMayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    At the weekend, I noticed that my late 2008 white MacBook wasn't sitting flat properly on the table. I flipped it over and noticed that the battery seemed to be bulging out in the middle. I took it out and have been using it on AC only since and the battery does seem to be bulging/warping out in the middle.
    I assume that it's shot and on the way out, I was looking at getting a replacement and from my local reseller it's €141 for one, would there be much difference in getting a third party battery online?


Comments

  • #2
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    WestMayo wrote: »
    At the weekend, I noticed that my late 2008 white MacBook wasn't sitting flat properly on the table. I flipped it over and noticed that the battery seemed to be bulging out in the middle. I took it out and have been using it on AC only since and the battery does seem to be bulging/warping out in the middle.
    I assume that it's shot and on the way out, I was looking at getting a replacement and from my local reseller it's €141 for one, would there be much difference in getting a third party battery online?
    I bought a 3rd party one online after the same thing happened to me. I think I paid only about 40e for it.
    Then I noticed it was starting to deplete faster and faster. After about 2 months the exact same thing happened in that it started warping even worse than the original battery did.
    In the end I had to splash out on a new Mac battery but I'd still perfect several months on.
    I also am using a 2008 macbook btw.
    So I recommend just forking out the cash unfortunately.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,719 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah, I'd strongly recommend getting the official battery.


  • #4
    WestMayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭WestMayo


    Thanks for the replies, I thought as much, will have to go for the original. Just have to wait a few weeks to get the cash together for it.


  • #5
    timefora_J
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭timefora_J


    The Newertech replacement batteries are meant to be an upgrade and can be got for less then from apple.

    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAP13MBB56RS


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