MacBook Pro 2009 battery not holding it's charge.

My battery (manufacture date 10/11/2009) is not holding it's charge, and on System Profiler it says it has done 601 cycles, and condition 'check battery'. Does this mean I need to replace my battery?

Yes.
Clinton

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