I have a 2009 Macbook Pro 13", and I was wondering if I could buy a battery meant for a 13" from 2011 and use it in my 2009 model. Is there a difference between the two batteries? Thanks.
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Battery Change?
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The batteries are not user-serviceable. You need to have Apple replace the battery.
Replacing the built-in battery in your MacBook Pro
This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
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That's just BS that's intended to increase Apple profits or to eliminate user damage. If you've opened an Apple laptop before, you'd see that the battery has a convenient pull tab and an obvious way to remove it from the chassis. I've done it before, so let's just move onto the question.
That's just BS that's intended to increase Apple profits or to eliminate user damage. If you've opened an Apple laptop before, you'd see that the battery has a convenient pull tab and an obvious way to remove it from the chassis. I've done it before, so let's just move onto the question.
It's not BS. They're not designed to be user-serviceable. I would advise against doing it yourself, but you can do whatever you want with your Mac.
Also, to answer your original question, the batteries are not interchangable between models, as both the batteries and the connectors have changed between those models.
As for why these batteries are not user-serviceable, they lack a significant amount of the protective plastic sheathing that would normally be on a battery (plus the aluminum that Apple had been using around them as well) in order to increase the size of the actual battery. This has resulted in a significant increase in battery life over the older models, but comes at the cost of user-serviceability. Whether you like that tradeoff or not, it is not a BS excuse, but a legitimate safety concern that caused Apple to label the batteries not user-serviceable.
jW
As for why these batteries are not user-serviceable, they lack a significant amount of the protective plastic sheathing that would normally be on a battery (plus the aluminum that Apple had been using around them as well) in order to increase the size of the actual battery. This has resulted in a significant increase in battery life over the older models, but comes at the cost of user-serviceability. Whether you like that tradeoff or not, it is not a BS excuse, but a legitimate safety concern that caused Apple to label the batteries not user-serviceable.
jW
Replacing the battery doesn't seem difficult to me:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Install...Unibody-Early-2011-Battery-Replacement/5116/1
http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...13-15-17-mid-2009-how-to-replace-battery.html
Apple charges $129 to replace the battery in a 13" MBP. The next step is to find a replacement battery and determine if the difference in cost is worth cracking the MBP case and doing it yourself.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Install...Unibody-Early-2011-Battery-Replacement/5116/1
http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...13-15-17-mid-2009-how-to-replace-battery.html
Apple charges $129 to replace the battery in a 13" MBP. The next step is to find a replacement battery and determine if the difference in cost is worth cracking the MBP case and doing it yourself.
Its your computer, replace the battery if you wish to save a good amount of money. I used to tinker a lot with my thinkpad, good fun! Just make sure you're grounded.