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Desighen456

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I have a 2015 13" MBP retina. The condition of my battery says "Replace soon'' I'm planning on getting it fixed in like 2 or 3 months. The only intensive task I do on this mac is gaming. It's handling all the smaller tasks well but I do everything with the adapter plugged in. Will it negatively affect my mac if I game with this battery?
 

Juicy Box

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I have a 2015 13" MBP retina. The condition of my battery says "Replace soon'' I'm planning on getting it fixed in like 2 or 3 months. The only intensive task I do on this mac is gaming. It's handling all the smaller tasks well but I do everything with the adapter plugged in. Will it negatively affect my mac if I game with this battery?
My daughters use a 2011 17" MBP for gaming that requires a new battery. I think it says "replace now" or something similar.

They have used it for a year with no issues until it is unp,urged, then it dies in 20 minutes or less while gaming.
 

kohlson

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As long as it works, there is no issue. BUT, batteries have a tendency to swell when they get to this point, which can cause other damage. My daughter's laptop had a replace battery warning, and she used it for quite a few months. Only when in for replacement, which included a new trackpad, did she mention that she had to press harder on the trackpad for clicks to register.
Although rare, spontaneous combustion of a battery is a possibility.
 
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