The issue comes when it is time to replace the battery. There is nothing that anybody can do to prevent that. But, the battery life will get worse over time. It's normal for MacBook Air users to get 12 hours on a single charge, and MacBook Pro users should get several hours, even if the laptop is a few years old. It is what MacRecycleClinic does!Īnd yes – it took two to three OTHER MB Pros to make this one whole again.The battery life of an Apple MacBook is something that PC laptop users dream about.
Given what this MacBook Pro looked like, it was hard to imagine it would be worth the repair effort. What has your experience been with swelling batteries – and did you have the laptop repaired or just replaced? Let us know in comments! In that case, make sure you have a backup of your data and unplug it from the wall until you can get it to the Apple store (or the Mac Recycle Clinic if you’re in the DMV) or third party repair facility. In fact, it might be better to just get a new laptop (which is usually what is recommended).īut if you see a swelling in your Mac laptop under the trackpad and the computer is not acting properly, look at the battery as a possible culprit. If Apple or another company did the repair, it would likely use new OEM parts – a costly endever. When MRC does it, we have to take parts from another non-working laptop of the same generation and switch out the affected parts. The good news is that it can be repaired – but it can be costly if you take it to Apple or other Mac shop. Here are a few photos to show just how bad this problem can be (again on an older Mac in this example.) The inside of the 2010 MacBook Pro shows there’s extensive damage to the trackpad.
We have seen many over the years at theMacRecycleclinic.
Apple will replace the battery in these laptops for free.”īut clearly the problem of a swelling lithium ion battery is not new. If you bought such a laptop between September 2015 and February 2017, it could have a battery that is at risk of overheating. UPDATE: MacWorld report s “Apple on Thursday (June 20) announced a voluntary recall for owners of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Apple claimed it was a component issue that – upon going bad – would cause the battery to swell. The problem with swelling in 13″ MacBook Pros last year (without the trackbar) caused Apple to agree to replace the batteries for free. In the process it destroyed the trackpad and other parts inside. While at the Clinic Monday night, we looked at a 2010 MacBook Pro (Core2 Duo) whose battery had gone bad – literally blown up, in fact.
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