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Apple Exchanging Some 2012 and Early 2013 MacBook Pros Needing Battery Service With Newer Models [Updated]

coconutBattery says 80.3% at 365 cycles. iStatMenus says 80%. I rarely use the battery on this rMBP (Mid 12) anyway, so I'll give it a go. DIE BATTERY! DIE!
 
sgadher said:
just echoing psynnott, happened to me too. 2012 2.6ghz, 16gb, 512gb with GT650m swapped out for brand new 2017tb base model with 512gb storage for the princely sum of 200 quid. turnaround time was about 3 weeks.

and once again to psynnott the OP in a thread on Macrumours where I stumbled across this, THANKS THANKS THANKS!!!
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What store did you go to?
 
Anyone been to Apple Store, Emporia Malmö (sweden) and had luck with this?
 
I have a mid 2012 retina 13" I got in December of 2012. My battery only lasts a few hours. It's out of warranty now. I wonder if they'll accept it
 
indiekiduk said:
they'd have to pay me extra compensation to take a touch bar model as replacement!
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and then some more $$$ due to the new keyboard.

Interstingly the 15" is the only one of the 'old' MacBook Pro models that Apple still sells. Maybe someone at Apple realises that some users want ports and the old keyboard.
 
Cloudane said:
This is where people will start furiously cycling their batteries to get the service recommendation to come up in the hopes of a free upgrade only to find the genius guys extract some kind of usage data, see right through it and do nothing of the sort...
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Why would any of that prevent an owner from being eligible for the program? Aren't they designed to be charged, depleted by using in any way that you want, and then charged again? I mean, isn't that the whole point of having a battery?
 
Have anyone tried this at an Apple Authorises Service Provider? I have 335 cycles and the Battery to service notice, but as I'm residing in Ireland currently, I have no access to an Apple Store..
 
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cube said:
17" : I had the battery replaced in December and asked to test the GPU, the GPU died at the beginning of January, Apple said they did not have parts so they refused to do anything about it.

The GPU had already been "repaired" twice.

Now I use a PC.
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Yeah, I also had them check the GPU. So far it's still working. I just wish it had USB 3.0 built into it. This was one of the last upgrade-able Macbook Pro's. Sad thing is that I have had 16GBs of Ram in it almost from the day I got it. My next Mac maybe a iMac. Since I would like at least 32GBs of ram on my next machine. Very Tempted to make a hackintosh
 
macduke said:
Can you still get a new battery with out of warranty service if your device doesn't show that it needs service? Like if you just wanted a newer battery? I have a mid-2012 model and would love anything 2014 or newer that supports 4K external displays at 60Hz, lol. The battery life has dropped a bit over the years, but IDK what the life is at currently since I'm at work.
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No. When I tried to replace the battery of my 2012 MacBook Air the first time, the Apple rep told me that their system doesn't even allow them to put an order for a new battery if the diagnosis test didn't show it needed to be serviced. They have a threshold the diagnosis test needs to fail, even if I wanted to pay. Mine was almost at the threshold, but not quite. Luckily months later it went over the threshold so I can get it replaced.

Since yours is from 2012, it won't hurt to try to have it checked. But be prepared to actually just get a new battery. I.e. Don't come in expecting a new MacBook Pro.
 
My Macbook Pro 15 Retina 2012 has the same problem.
Do somebody know if this work in Austria by one Service Partner? Because we have no Apple Store.
 
Anyone tried with a damaged screen?! My battery needs replacing but the screen also needs doing. I just didn't want to pay the £600 odd to fix it
 
mathiasec said:
Have anyone tried this at an Apple Authorises Service Provider? I have 335 cycles and the Battery to service notice, but as I'm residing in Ireland currently, I have no access to an Apple Store..
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Drive up to Belfast
 
Hmm, my battery has been saying service about a year now.. less than 75% capacity and says service.. jan 2013 purchase.

What is the best path to TRY this out? Make genius appt for battery repair? Will they tell you it's a go before doing the actual battery repair?
 
What if you don't have an Apple battery in the machine? I took my laptop in a few years ago and they said the battery was not bad enough for them to qualify replacing it under warranty. So I took apart my rMBP and replaced the battery myself. I know it says not user serviceable and ALMOST regretted doing it because it took some serious work. At least I got a good battery in it, but now I'm regretting my decision again. Any thoughts?
 
This is great! Now if only Apple would address the PS issue with late 2012 27in iMacs.
 
Hey

I have a late 2010 model with 'service battery' and only 719 charge cycles. Will I qualify for this?

Thanks in advance.

KG
 
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