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abcdefg12345

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Jul 10, 2013
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I have a swollen battery on my early 2011 MacBook pro, the trackpad wont click and i have a message saying service battery, i would like to buy a new battery but not sure whats the best place to buy one from.

should i buy the chap ones from eBay for around $50 or the expensive one from Macfixit for around $170, i live in Australia and OWC wont ship batteries for some reason, so thats not an option.

also whats the right part number for my mac, i read you get reduced cpu performance if you install the wrong battery.

this is what im considering:
https://www.macfixit.com.au/newerte...for-macbook-pro-13-2009-current-models/#Video

http://www.betterbatt.com.au/s/lapt...1278-2009-2010-2011-2012-versions-/BBLB-1114/

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Battery-...208924&hash=item43d797cc8f:g:JSMAAOSwq7JULfnM

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/6100mAh...628941&hash=item2129db4a76:g:tzsAAOSw3YJZXLWf

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5800mah-...507311?hash=item5d5dabee6f:g:u2MAAOSwo6lWQBVu
 
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Fishrrman

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Looking at your options above, I'd probably settle on the "betterbatt" source.

Look at it this way:
The betterbatt battery costs $53 (AUS).
The macfixit battery costs $160.

Even if the macfixit battery lasted twice as long, you could still buy TWO betterbatt batteries and "come out ahead" -- assuming you don't buy a new MacBook before then....
 

abcdefg12345

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Jul 10, 2013
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Looking at your options above, I'd probably settle on the "betterbatt" source.

Look at it this way:
The betterbatt battery costs $53 (AUS).
The macfixit battery costs $160.

Even if the macfixit battery lasted twice as long, you could still buy TWO betterbatt batteries and "come out ahead" -- assuming you don't buy a new MacBook before then....

i got the betterbatt one, ive been using it for about a week and its going good so far
 
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