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thenewguy

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Oct 25, 2006
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Hi all - is the Apple store the only place to get a new Apple Battery? Specifically, my 15" MBP is a year old and the battery now only lasts about 30 minutes or so. The computer is past warranty and I dont have applecare (though I don't think batteries are covered anyway).

I just wanted to check and see if there was any hidden treasure you all knew about for getting a 15" MBP battery.
thanks!
 
FastMac has some high-capacity replacement batteries at a lower price point than the standard Apple batteries.
 
This might still be covered if you're a few weeks out of warranty, a battery shouldn't lose charge that fast in one year I don't believe. Have you contacted Apple about it already? They're sometimes quite flexible about that sort of stuff.
 
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