Macbook Pro replacement battery

The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.

Its capacity is less than half the original.

There's big price spread between

* the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,

* what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about
$85,

* batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple
compatible, $60-80

* and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175
MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the
original computer.

Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before
for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket
battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads
me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.

--
Bob Ball
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Bob Ball wrote:
> The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
>
> Its capacity is less than half the original.
>
> There's big price spread between
>
> * the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
>
> * what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about
> $85,
>
> * batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple
> compatible, $60-80
>
> * and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175
> MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the
> original computer.
>
> Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before
> for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket
> battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads
> me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.
>
The the link below, their batteries are very good, even better the Apple
battereries and made in the US,

http://www.newertech.com/index.php

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In article <bobball-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Bob Ball <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
> Its capacity is less than half the original.
> There's big price spread between
> * the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
> * what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about
> $85,

I am using an Apple battery from a third party. I don't recall what I
paid but it was much less than Apple. I put it in on 12/3/08 and it is
actually working better than the original.

I was surprised I needed to replace the original so quickly, but
apparently anything over one year is gravy.

--
Robert B. Peirce, Venetia, PA 724-941-6883
bob AT peirce-family.com [Mac]
rbp AT cooksonpeirce.com [Office]

In article <SIUsl.17931$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Steven Lichter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Bob Ball wrote:
> > The battery on my MacBook Pro (15" 2.2ghz Santa Rosa) needs replacement.
> >
> > Its capacity is less than half the original.
> >
> > There's big price spread between
> >
> > * the Apple store, Smalldog and BTI -- $120-130,
> >
> > * what look like Apple-branded batteries at stores such as Amazon, about
> > $85,
> >
> > * batteries from sources that aren't Apple but are guaranteed Apple
> > compatible, $60-80
> >
> > * and even Apple branded batteries that apparently were on Apple's A1175
> > MacBook Pro recall list, but won't be replaced unless they were in the
> > original computer.
> >
> > Can anyone provide some guidance? I've bought non-Apple batteries before
> > for earlier machines....BTI. It doesn't seem to have an aftermarket
> > battery. OWC, Small Dog and Newer don't seem to carry them, which leads
> > me to believe they aren't very well-regarded.
> >
> The the link below, their batteries are very good, even better the Apple
> battereries and made in the US,
>
> http://www.newertech.com/index.php

I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as
I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.

And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket
batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies
that do provide non-Apple batteries.

--
Bob Ball
If you want to think positive thoughts, surround yourself with positive people.
If you want to email me, eliminate the negative.

On Mar 9, 12:23*pm, Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net>
wrote:
> In article <bobball-7C51E8.20100708032...@news.west.cox.net>,
> *Bob Ball <bobb...@chartermi.nope.net> wrote:
>
> > I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as
> > I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
>
> > And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket
> > batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies
> > that do provide non-Apple batteries.
>

> It's puzzling. *I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the past
> and been happy with them. *I don't know why they wouldn't be offering
> replacements for newer models.
>
> I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple
> original equipment. *I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I
> were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd
> probably order from them. *I might regret it but from what I can tell
> it's likely to be worth the price.
>
> --
> Tom "Tom" Harrington
> Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002http://www.atomicbird.com/

Some manufortors claim the battery better than the original one. i
have an apple power g4 notebook and consider to order an apple
battery on http://www.sales-battery.com/laptop-batteries/apple.htm

In article <jollyroger-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Jolly Roger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article <tph-9C2240.22230308032009@localhost>,
> Tom Harrington <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > In article <bobball-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > Bob Ball <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > I did check their site. Like OWC, they don't carry batteries, as far as
> > > I can see, for MacBook or MacBook Pros. It's mystifying.
> > >
> > > And since names I recognize -- BTI and Newer -- don't carry aftermarket
> > > batteries for the Intel laptops, it made me suspicious of the companies
> > > that do provide non-Apple batteries.
> >
> > It's puzzling. I've bought replacement batteries from Newer in the past
> > and been happy with them. I don't know why they wouldn't be offering
> > replacements for newer models.
> >
> > I see that FastMac is offering replacements somewhat cheaper than Apple
> > original equipment. I've not dealt with FastMac in the past but if I
> > were in the market for a replacement battery for one of my Macs I'd
> > probably order from them. I might regret it but from what I can tell
> > it's likely to be worth the price.
>
> I ordered a FastMac replacement battery months ago, and was told they
> are expecting a 2-6 months delay on their TruePower batteries, because
> they are currently shifting production over to U.S. soil.
>
> <http://fastmac.com/laptop.php>
>
> As you can see, their batteries have soem interesting technology in
> them, and it seems you get more "bang for your buck". While they've
> offered twice so far to sell me an Apple battery for the same price
> while they are out of stock, I'm doing my best to wait it out so I can
> get a TruePower battery. : )

I bought an Apple battery. But I'll be interested in your experience
with the FastMac.

I haven't paid that much attention to the roles of the various frequent
posters on the group, but I hope everything works out OK for you. It's a
scary time for so many people.

--
Bob Ball
If you want to think positive thoughts, surround yourself with positive people.
If you want to email me, eliminate the negative.