macbook pro 4.1 battery

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  • lvl_13

    i need to get a new one for the wife's old (pre-unibody design) model type macbook pro 4.1

    found them anywhere from $59 to $140. would like to go cheaper (but also want to make sure it's quality) oxymoron maybe, but i found it here for $59, and it has good reviews and is ranked as A- through the BBB. http://www.laptopbatteryone.com/…

    anyone ever bought a new older macbook battery, or dealt with the site i linked specifically? any insight on this matter would be very useful. thanks all!

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  • Miguex0

    I think its safe to assume it does matter.
    I actually bought my 3rd battery today for the first unibody mbp because the computer kept shutting down, all of them were apple so not sure what that means, I would probably get apple just so you can feel better about customer service, unless you can buy it at costco.

    hope it helps

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    • lvl_130

      That's exactly what my wife's laptop is doing Mig. Super annoying. I'll price out an apple replacement. Thanks dude.

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      • well, keep me posted if that fixes the problem, I'm a bit freaked out about it, I hope that's the problemMiguex
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    • monospaced0

      I thought I had battery problems, and it turns out it was the motherboard/gpu overheating causing operational problems. If your machine/battery gets super hot, look into a replacement gpu or motherboard (they can determine which is the culprit and will fix it on the cheap). It might not be the battery, that's all.

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    • Miguex0

      ^
      Oh man, my computer get super hot, maybe that was the problem?
      But I also got a "not charging' msg on the menu bar when the laptop was plugged in.

      I don't really use that computer much, but I needed it for a show in 10days, so I'll try replacing the battery first, if not I will send it to repair.

      When you say on the cheap, any idea on an aprox number? $300 $700? more? I'm way out of apple care of that one

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      • Apple said my motherboard was completely fried and that they would fix for $300. Probably cheaper if I brought it in earlier, though.monospaced
      • I waited until it was too late and a new machine was ordered. I was 4 years out of Apple Care, btw.monospaced
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