MacBook Pro 15" 2013 Battery Replacement

[mryingster]

I had a question for you MacBook Pro Pros. My brother is offering to sell me his 2013 15" MacBook pro, but the battery is in bad shape; only holds about half of it's original capacity.

Looking at iFixit, I definitely don't want to replace it myself. What a hassle! I don't feel like removing every single component!

I am considering buying it and letting Apple do the replacement. I believe they said it will cost around $200.

My question is when Apple does the replacement, do they just replace the battery, or does the entire top-case get replaced? If the latter, I am more inclined because the top-case has wear where the wrists rest on the case, and some of the keys are very worn, and it would be nice to have it feel like a "new" computer.

Thanks for the input!

 

[jerryk]

I am pretty sure it is a top case replacement because the battery is glued in place and the material is rather thin and easily deformed.

 

[Pockett]

As jerryk mentioned, the top case does get replaced since the battery is glued to it. A friend of mine also had his battery replaced recently and the computer came back looking brand new.

 

[mryingster]

That's excellent news. I was figuring Apple would do that rather than a labor intensive battery degluing. That makes me much more excited about purchasing this computer.

Pockett, I love your cat. Reminds me of my cat growing up, except mine had a black nose.