MacBook Pro 3.1 batter at 27% health at full charge. Time for new 1?

My macbook pro 3.1 (since 2007) original battery says "service" and has a health of 24% (istat pro) at a full charge with 204 cycles.
Have PRAMed, SMCed, disk first aided and hardware checked. All is well with the machine except the battery which suddenly die without warning.
Is it time for a new battery? Any comments?

Usually when it gives the service message the battery has given up the ghost and needs to be replaced.
If you are in fact running a PPC G4 that is a battery you can replace yourself. If you have a newer MB with a battery you can't just poop out you should take it in to the Apple store and have it replaced. You can get a replacement for the pop in type at Apple, Best buy, Amazon, or search online. I purchased one years ago AGPTEK for a 2006 MBP that my kid uses and it is still working fine.
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