Service battery after upgrading software - not under warranty
Hey guys,
I have a Macbook Pro from early 2009 with the problem in the title. I'm not under warranty anymore, and my battery has 246 cycles. The service battery indicator appeared shortly after updating to 10.6.something - I'm not sure what, I just know it had been a while since updating. If I take this into Apple is there any chance of them covering replacing it or am I SOL on this one?
Thanks!
Yes, that's correct, prepare to pay. For instance, let's say you bought some new Pirellis (those are tires) for your Lamborghini, and the guy at the tire store told you that you would get 15,000 miles on them (these are for your Lamborghini, so they won't last 30,000 miles like some tires do). So you head on out with your Lamborghini, and within 10,000 miles all four tires have lost their tread, three of them having blown at various times on the freeway. But hey, it's your fault, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the tires. Just like with your battery. I don't think you should be thinking your Mac is giving you bad information or charging your battery incorrectly, based solely on the fact that about TEN THOUSAND other Mac users have noticed the same issue. It's undoubtedly that your battery wore out, even though Apple says those batteries last (at a minimum) 300 cycles. Or the fact that users have done a battery reset with PRAM and SMC reset, and had their batteries start to fully recharge again. I wouldn't rely on that. I would instead rely on people who reply with an absolutely worthless comment, as if they actually worked at the Apple Store. But hey, that's just my opinion - I'm sure a lot of people think Snow Leopard has been FLAWLESS, with no issues whatsoever. In fact, I would say that for a BETA release, Snow Leopard hasn't been bad at all (wait, it's not a beta release, you say? Hmmm....).
Lookf for a post that covers PRAM and SMC reset. You could start with this one....https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2139186?start=1530&tstart=0
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