Apple Rechargeable Battery MA561LL/A - MacBook - White (Retail Packaging)

by Apple

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 3 x 0.6 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RJTZZ0
• Item model number: MA561LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 31, 2007

Product Description

For travel or back-up, choose an extra rechargeable battery for your 13-inch MacBook (aluminum). 45-watt rechargeable lithium polymer battery

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

157 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Check out seller before buying, January 4, 2009

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Daniel Kester (Buffalo, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Rechargeable Battery MA561LL/A - MacBook - White (Retail Packaging) (Personal Computers)

Warning: as they do with many things, Amazon lumps all reviews of this battery together, irrespective of who the seller is. Some sellers sell brand new batteries, some sell used or refurbished or non-Apple batteries. This you can see from some of the other reviews. Read the description carefully, to see what the seller that YOU are dealing with is offering. I got mine from "Nextop2100". They sold an authentic Apple OEM battery (new), but in bulk packaging. The battery I received was brand new, made by Apple, exactly what I wanted.

If you're not sure what you're ordering, email the seller and ask!

Oh, and in case you haven't figured this out yet: most non-book items sold on Amazon.com are NOT sold by Amazon; they are sold by third parties. It's like buying on eBay, but somewhat more reliable (if you don't get what was described, Amazon will help you out). Near the top of the page it will say "Ships from and sold by (name of vendor)".

83 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Apple battery purchased from Rocio Valdivia, August 10, 2009

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M. Carminati Garbino (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Rechargeable Battery MA561LL/A - MacBook - White (Retail Packaging) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this battery on March 9, 2009. It does not hold charge. It does not function as a battery, in essence it is a very expensive paper weight. I contacted Rocio Valdivia, the seller, who simply stated that he does not have to send me a refund.
Do not purchase from this seller. This is at best a very bad seller, at worst, fraud.
Avoid Rocio Valdivia.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOUR NEW BATTERY REFUSES TO CHARGE... DO THIS !, February 7, 2011

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George B. ONeill (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Rechargeable Battery MA561LL/A - MacBook - White (Retail Packaging) (Personal Computers)

Following our fellow reviewers here I bought full boat Apple MacBook battery replacement from Amazon... as usual Amazon came through for me. Ok, so the first battery that I received failed to take any sort of a charge whatsoever. Charger wouldn't even light up either yellow or green. Amazon said "no problem" and immediately sent out another battery. Whoops, it didn't work either. I couldn't believe that I had the luck of receiving two dead batteries. I finally Googled the issue and caught the following hint: Remove the battery and plug in the computer and see a green light on the charger... That went according to plan. Then I was told that only after the computer was up and running to then drop in the new battery... et voila! The computer is now blinking the battery's built in LEDs, and the charger is looking good and is not dead like before. I really hope that Amazon reads this and drops a note about it into each order, and I feel bad sending them back (on their dime) what was most likely a very good battery. Why it takes a crazy procedure like this to fire up a new battery I have no idea... but probably it's the answer for the other folks that wrote here about their own problem batteries.