I want to change the battery on my macbook pro 13" by myself
Replacing a battery takes 5mn, even on an early 2011 macbook pro.
I need my computer everyday and don't want to send it to apple
for a simple battery replacement.
Do I have to throw it and buy a laptop pc or
will apple sell a battery(A 1322) for our macbooks pro at last?
I already opened my macbook and took off the battery to see what was happening. It's not a major problem for me since I work as an electronician.
I won't take the risk of buying a battery anywhere else than apple store or ifixit sites. I prefer living my macbook pro without any battery than using a cheap one.
The main problem is i bought it to carry it wherever i may go.
If i can not get a battery from one of thiese sites, I guess i will
have to buy a laptop that will not be an apple laptop so i can
fix it by myself if a problem occurs.
Thank you anyway for you reply.
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