iFixit vs Amazon for new battery?

[smoothbit]

The battery in my 2011 MacBook Air expanded and so has been removed, does anyone have any experience with buying 3rd-party batteries on Amazon, such as this one for 30€?

Green Cell PRO A1406 Laptop Akku für Apple MacBook Air 11 A1370 A1465 (Mid 2011, Mid 2012) Li-Polymer Zellen 33Wh, Schwarz, AP11_AD_1

Green Cell A1406 Laptop Akku für Apple MacBook Air 11 A1370 A1465 (Mid 2011, Mid 2012) Li-Polymer Zellen 33Wh

www.amazon.de

Or, other than the capacity difference, is the iFixit one worth the additional 50€?

https://store.ifixit.de/products/macbook-air-11-mid-2011-early-2015-replacement-battery

 

[BigSmileMan]

Have same MBA and same question. Someone on this forum told that THIS one is a very good choice. I looked for variants to buy it but no chance coz delivery cost to me is higher than the battery price and its disappointing me too much!

 

[rnranimal]

I've had the best luck buying used, high capacity left, original batteries on eBay. Have one in my 2015 Air right now. Bought it for $25 2 years ago with guaranteed 90%+ capacity left. At over 650 cycles, it's still showing as "good" and bouncing between 88-90% capacity. I've had zero issues.

I've had bad luck with 3rd party batteries in the past but can't bring myself to pay "new" OEM prices, so I figured this was worth a shot and it paid off.

 

[DenisK]

I had a good experience with this one from Amazon (XINGLT) on my 2012 MBA with I7. Installed myself and did a thermo paste update on the chip as well. 188 days after - still flies like new, I am on 10.5.7 Catalina. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QS711K3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[mlody]

personally, I would avoid Amazon unless it is a front store for a reputable store like ifixit. One day a seller is on, next day it might be gone and you are stuck as Amazon won't do a jack to help you out. I have learnt to buy anything that has any contact with power (charging bricks, cables, batteries) only from reputable sources and I can tell you Amazon is not once of them. You don't want to risk blowing up your house by saving few $.

 

[libertysat]

Why not support ifixit?
They took the time & effort to offer how to videos/instructions to perform repairs yourself.

ifixit also only sells quality parts vs just the cheapest
I support quality over cheap because quality usually is cheaper in long run....

 

[KaliYoni]

personally, I would avoid Amazon unless it is a front store for a reputable store like ifixit. One day a seller is on, next day it might be gone and you are stuck as Amazon won't do a jack to help you out. I have learnt to buy anything that has any contact with power (charging bricks, cables, batteries) only from reputable sources and I can tell you Amazon is not once of them. You don't want to risk blowing up your house by saving few $.

In addition, Amazon co-mingles its own stock ("Sold by Amazon") and third party seller stock ("Sold by XXX") in its warehouses. This means that even if Amazon itself is selling a genuine item, a buyer could be shipped a counterfeit.

 

[rnranimal]

In addition, Amazon co-mingles its own stock ("Sold by Amazon") and third party seller stock ("Sold by XXX") in its warehouses. This means that even if Amazon itself is selling a genuine item, a buyer could be shipped a counterfeit.

Yeah, I recently ordered a heating element which was listed as genuine Frigidaire part. I bought it thinking it said sold and shipped by Amazon but when a generic part showed up, I rechecked and realized it was only shipped by Amazon. I received an element with no packaging and a piece of paper, cut from the back of printed on scrap paper, taped around the item with a printed label showing the part number. It was obviously not the real part. So I then noticed another listing a bit more expensive that was sold and shipped by Amazon and the genuine part arrived from that order. It's getting tough to know what you're getting from an Amazon order.

 

[haralds]

I have found that it is worth buying quality batteries instead of the cheap no-name-brand ones. I have had very good luck with NewerTech, which is in my current 2011 used as my failsafe backup system.