Customer Reviews

Extended Capacity 5600 mAh Laptop Battery For Apple Macbook 13" Series

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

My roommate had a older-model macbook with a battery that could maybe last 5 minutes without the charger. Since he never really needed it off the charger and the cost of the official battery is outrageous, I figured I'd surprise him with a gift to help a fellow mac user.

This battery installed decently enough. The color and the fit were not quite right, but it's hardly noticeable; unless you like starring at the bottom of your computer that is.

My biggest complaint was that his battery wasn't recognized as present in the OS. Sure, it works, but without knowing how much power there is left in the thing, it's kinda worthless. The only indication we get is the power button on the battery itself, which requires turning the thing over and pressing it. This maybe due to the fact that he's running Tiger, but I don't know.

Anyway, it was a risk worth the money, but it didn't really change anything, so if I could do it again, I'd pass.

Alright! People are saying that it "doesn't fit right." It is a slightly different shade of white, fits a little TINY bit crooked, but who cares? It's $40 and it allows me to use my macbook without my power supply connected for at least a few hours at a time. If you aren't super concerned with how the underside of your mac looks, then get this battery. This battery holds a charge for three to four hours usually, and generally shows the correct amount of usage time left. Although it isn't as long as I used to get with my original mac battery, it's better than having my laptop come unplugged and having it shut off. I say, for $40, this is a great replacement battery.

I've had this for a month and it acts completely normal. I'd forgotten about it, but tonight for some reason I remembered that I was unsure whether to "go cheap", so I'm writing this review to let the community know: it worked out for me. Since my old battery was bulging, getting hot, and appearing on the verge of explosion, needless to say I'm happy I bought this item!

I have had trouble with Apple batteries for my 13" Macbook. The batteries seem to rapidly lose their charge
capacity, my last one was down to about 1 minute, so I thought I would try a 3rd party battery. It worked well for the first couple of days, holding a charge and was a reasonable fit. On day 3 however it would not allow the start-up procedure for my computer when turning it on. I had to remove the battery and us the ac wall plug only or it would never start up. Also, as others have noted, the computer is not able to calculate the amount of time left on a charge and many times the computer does not recognize the battery as being installed. It seems these two issues are widespread and should be corrected by the manufacturer. I have returned the battery, customer service seems responsive - I am hoping they will replace with a battery capable of starting up and running my macbook, I will post an update when I receive the new battery.

This battery is perfect for the mac. Besides a slightly tighter fit then the factory one and some people complaining about it being a different color. The color was slightly off but i mean it is the bottom of the computer. Other then that it is the same thing just not costing $130 like the factory one. My time remaining is now at 5 hours and it is showing the percentage just like normal. So over all great buy!!!

I bought this when the original battery that my Macbook came with died. It's a great battery, and much more economical than buying directly from Apple. I would definitely recommend it.

This is a very good product. It works well with the exception that the battery time remaining is inaccurate which has caused the trusty Mac go to sleep without notice. However I would definitely not pay more for the battery at the Apple store, since my brother did and his has the same problem.

Not as good as the OEM battery. Does not last as long, nor does the MacBook give any warning anymore when it gets low, it just shuts off, but if you keep an eye on it, it does a fine job for the price.

I'm an engineer, not wanting to pay $132 for a new factory battery, I looked and looked & dicided to go with this battery for $100 less :)

After testing this New battery, it hold 87% the mA of the factory battery!

This is a great deal & the only New one I could find, many try to trip you.

I am MORE than happy to get 13% less charge yet save 100 bucks!

Have had for a month, all is fine.

I bought this as a replacement for my bulging macbook battery that is 4 years old. I've had this charging for well over 24 hours. It's only gotten to an 85% charge. The display in the corner has been doing nothing except telling me that there is 20:00 hours until a full charge. My laptop is no longer mobile. As soon as it is unplugged it immediately shuts itself off. I've tried every trick I can find online. I guess this is what happens when you try to save a few bucks.