4th time of expanding battery, time for a replacement?

Whilst I understand the expanding battery issue isn't new, my 1st gen 17" mbpro has experienced it since new. Today the 4th battery (all exchanged by Apple) decided to gain weight.
After spending a while on the phone to Apple Tech's greatest, they admitted that something wasn't exactly right and asked me to send the laptop in for a service.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is this a good case for possibly swapping out this faulty laptop for one that doesn't destroy batteries so easily, often ones that are only 2 months old?
Cheers

The 17" models seem to have more of a problem with the swelling battery. I have the 15" and I haven't experienced any battery bloat or deformation as of yet.
I agree in thinking that the issue could be your computer and not the battery itself because the battery bloating only seems to be an issue on the earlier Core Duo Macbook Pros, although there is probably at least one case out there with the newer models that I may not have heard of.
Take it into AppleCare and see if they can resolve the issue. If you still experience battery swelling after you get it back, I would call up Apple Executive Customer Relations. You can reach them by calling AppleCare or sending an email to the company.
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