I'm looking for a battery replacement for my MacBook Pro and would like some guidance on selecting the correct one. I would like something high quality, obviously, with a high capacity as well. Preferably higher capacity than stock. It doesn't seem to last very long, about 4 hours, but it has 804 cycles on it. Could anyone recommend a good battery that I could pop in there? I've uploaded a couple of screenshots that I hope will provide enough information. Thanks.
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I wouldn't buy a battery from anywhere besides Apple, 3rd party replacements never seem to work out very well.
That sounds good. I'd prefer an Apple branded battery. But where do I get one? Is that something that Apple has readily available for me?
I would avoid cheap flebay batteries (I learn't that one the hard way).
I needed up getting an OWC battery for my '11 MBP which had a slightly higher capacity than stock. While it was a tad more expensive ~AU$170 from memory, I couldn't be happier.
If you have a pre-retina unibody you just need the tri-lobe screwdriver (comes with OWC batts.). Very easy and takes about 10 mins.
Of course if you still have apple care on a newer model things are much easier!
I needed up getting an OWC battery for my '11 MBP which had a slightly higher capacity than stock. While it was a tad more expensive ~AU$170 from memory, I couldn't be happier.
If you have a pre-retina unibody you just need the tri-lobe screwdriver (comes with OWC batts.). Very easy and takes about 10 mins.
Of course if you still have apple care on a newer model things are much easier!