Cheaper than original but is it worth it?, February 25, 2010

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Nathan Beauchamp “ConsumerAdvocate” (Oak Park, IL USA) –

  

  

  

I bought one of these to replace the aging original from my coworker’s macbook. While the battery fits and has identical performance to the original, the overall quality of the battery is lower. It doesn’t fit smoothly into the battery compartment; you have feel the seams all around the edges. It is also slightly thicker than the original which means it sticks out a bit from the bottom of the notebook.

PROs:

1) Cheaper than the OEM from Apple
2) Same performance as OEM

CONs:

1) Does not fit perfectly
2) Slightly more bulky that original

The price is approximately 60% of the OEM direct from Apple, so the question any buyer needs to ask themselves is if savings are worth the downside. If you are a very particular person, I’d suggest paying more for the perfectly fitting original. On the other hand if you don’t feel like the negative factors I’ve described will bother you that much, go ahead and get one.

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You get what you paid for, September 1, 2010

I have an older generation macbook 13 inch from 2006. Then, the battery suddenly failed a week ago. Seeing the original battery is about $120. This item is only $40. Like others say, it doesn’t fit “perfectly”. I mean it doesn’t fit 100% as the original battery; but, I will say it fits around 98%. The only difference is the rubber thing is white (not gray as other original three). But, i never look at the bottom of my laptop when I use it, and I don’t really care whether it fits 100% or not as long as it doesn’t fall off (it doesn’t) and works well. Today is my first day using the battery, and the first time I turn on the computer after fully charged, it shows around 3:30 on the gage, which is not too bad for a generic model. Of course, it would be nice if I bought the original with $120. But, for me that was too much for my 4-year-old macbook. If you have a newer macbook that’s less than 2 years; I suggest to get the original from Apple. If yours is old, and/or don’t really care about those little details like me, go for this one!

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Hey, it Works, March 23, 2011

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I was skeptical and worried when I saw some of the reviews and the difficulty people were having. It turned out to be ok after all.

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