Battery: Mac or non Mac replacement???

[goliah]

I have a four year old MacBook, 13inch, white and now system profiler is telling me it's time for a replacement.

Looking around at all the sources and prices for replacement, I was just wondering what the differences are, if any, between, third party replacements that start at about £20 on Ebay and original Apple replacements that start at £45 to over £100 at a my local Apple store?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[flatfoot]

Apple does no magic with their batteries, but some of the cheap suppliers sell real crap.

If you want to save money, search around for where other people bought their replacement batteries to find a good supplier.

 

[iDutchman]

I'd go with a original Apple battery any time. Those chinese branded batteries degrade must faster. I had a chinese battery for a white MacBook once and the damn thing was at 90% health after 20 cycles.

They also, sometimes, have different colours (different sort of white used).

 

[goliah]

Mac battery replacement

Thanks, appreciate the sound advise.

 

[malman89]

Apple batteries are hit and miss enough from that era, so I would be even less certain of a cheaper third party alternative.

 

[sjinsjca]

Been there, done that. Get what you pay for. Non-Apple batteries are a real crapshoot.

 

[cshel24]

It's a roll of the dice on non-apple batteries. On the iBook I have, one lasted a few months....this one is still going strong after several months.