Last night, I found out that my battery isn't doing too well. I already tried recalibrating the battery and thought it worked but it didn't. The odd thing is that I just got this battery late last year and it only has 26 cycles on it. It's not from Apple, it's from some other brand. Am I pretty much screwed or is there any other way I can get this message to go away?
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I wouldn't trust or recommend any non-Apple battery, due to the number of problems reported with "knockoff" batteries. Also, there is no assurance that knockoff batteries have the same charging technology that Apple uses, involving the battery, the MagSafe adapter and the Mac's logic board.
Battery Replacement
Replacing the built-in battery in your MacBook Pro
Replacing the Battery in your MacBook Air
Intel-based Apple Portables: How to replace or service a built-in battery
This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
Battery Replacement
Replacing the built-in battery in your MacBook Pro
Replacing the Battery in your MacBook Air
Intel-based Apple Portables: How to replace or service a built-in battery
This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
I normally don't trust knock-off brands either, but I didn't want to spend $130 at the time I bought this battery. I actually think I fixed the issue for now by doing a SMC reset but I'll check those links anyways. Thanks!
If you still need it, you could buy a genuine battery from eBay (eshopsino) just for $63.99 .