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Well, to be fair, replacement batteries for Dells are crazy expensive too. When the batteries in my wife's laptop start going bad (which they inevitably do beca
by steverb 15y ago
Well, to be fair, replacement batteries for Dells are crazy expensive too. When the batteries in my wife's laptop start going bad (which they inevitably do because of her usage pattern) she usually just limps along until we can buy a new machine and hand the old one down.
- underwater 15y agoYou can buy generic replacement batteries for about a third of the price.
- smackfu 15y agoWhich is important since you can replace the battery yourself in a Dell, as opposed to trying to get Apple to install a generic replacement for you.
- aiscott 15y agoBatteries are pretty easy to replace in newer (last few years) macs. ifixit.com has really good guides for digging around inside your mac. This (http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Mid-2009-Battery/1332/ http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-U...) guide is for my mac from 2009, as an example.
- asmosoinio 15y agoBought such for a MacBook from dealextreme.com, and was REALLY disappointed -- the battery lasts about an hour or hour and a half. The original used to last about 4 hours.
- lysol 15y agoNon-OEM batteries are a mistake 90% of the time. The quality is just not good. For something that can start on fire, I'm willing to spend the extra 30 bucks to know it's a good battery.
- asmosoinio 15y agoHappend to have any sources for this, tests or something? 150 € for a battery just seems wrong, however 40€ for a lousy one is not too cool either.