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Replacing [2019] battery
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If you get Apple to do it, you get a new keyboard, top case, and trackpad out of the deal.
Judge for yourself:
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Some people will think it no problem, others will think: no way.
There is some risk involved, and many steps. Personally, having already replaced a battery on an older (2015) machine, I would only attempt it on an older machine where I have not too much to lose by screwing it up, even though I thought it not very difficult.
MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar 2019 Battery Replacement
Follow these instructions to safely remove the glued-in battery from your MacBook Pro using an iFixit kit with adhesive remover. The liquid solvent...
www.ifixit.com
Some people will think it no problem, others will think: no way.
There is some risk involved, and many steps. Personally, having already replaced a battery on an older (2015) machine, I would only attempt it on an older machine where I have not too much to lose by screwing it up, even though I thought it not very difficult.
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The usual metric is charge cycles. But this can be greatly reduced by unfavorable practices, like keeping it fully charged all the time, fully discharging many times, and high temperatures. For the 2019 MBP, Apples states a maximum of 1000 charge cycles, but this is under the best conditions. Note also how they define charge cycles.
Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops - Apple Support
Learn how to determine the number of cycles your Mac laptop's battery has.
What makes you believe that the battery NEEDS TO BE replaced?
Are you getting warning alerts?
Apple has a $199 repair program, but I believe they want to see a certain amount of "battery degradation" before they let that apply. I could be wrong about this, and I welcome correction from other forum users based upon their own experiences...
Are you getting warning alerts?
Apple has a $199 repair program, but I believe they want to see a certain amount of "battery degradation" before they let that apply. I could be wrong about this, and I welcome correction from other forum users based upon their own experiences...