That design trickled down into the rest of the line, and shows no sign of reverting back to a point where users can simply buy a battery and swap it out themselves. When introducing the idea to consumers in 2009, Apple noted that the integrated design saved space, allowing the company to fit more battery into the enclosure, and thus get longer battery life. Incidentally, the company killed off the 17-inch version of its notebook this week.
#COST OF BATTERY REPLACEMENT ON MACBOOK PRO PRO#
Replace a 6670 mAh battery compatible with MacBook Pro 15' Retina Late 2016 to 2017 A1707 model laptops. MacBook Pro 15' Retina (Late 2016-2017) Battery. That's up $70, or 54 percent compared to the $129 Apple currently charges to swap it out on the non-Retina 15-inch model.Īpple began the practice of using built-in batteries on its notebooks beginning with the first MacBook Air, later bringing it to the 17-inch version of the MacBook Pro. Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1398 (Late 2013, Mid 2014, Mid 2015 Version), Apply to MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina Late 2013Mid 2014 and Mid 2015 - TECHOWL A1494 A1618 Battery. Replace a 8440 mAh battery compatible with MacBook Pro 15' Retina (Late 2013/Mid 2014). Apple's new notebook is packing some serious juice.Īpple's new top of the line MacBook Pro with its Retina Display packs a battery that's 23 percent larger than what can be found in the usual 15-inch MacBook Pro, and Apple seems to have passed that extra cost down to owners when the time comes to replace it.Ĭomputerworld today notes that the price of replacing the massive battery - which makes up more than a third of the computer's innards - runs $199.
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