Time for me to buy a new battery for my macbook pro???

my maximum mAh is now at 1971 when it was originally at 5500
Battery Loadcycles: 484
Battery Health: 35%

Hi Jay,
It's always better to start a new thread around here than to piggyback. That gets you the help you deserve without diluting the assistance being sought by the original poster. I know certain other forums don't like new threads but they really work here.
That said, I am not seeing many MBP owners using third-party batteries. My "go-to" sources for all parts Mac--Other World Computing--usually carries stuff if it's commonly available. They show no third-party batteries for any Intel Macs. There may be a reason.
Then I checked a place that sold a friend a reliable third-party battery for a G3 Wallstreet. They show batteries for Intel Macs on this page:
http://www.global-batteries.com/index.php/cPath/1_12
They are not much cheaper than Apple and have the same power specs (i.e., not "hi-capacity').
It's probably a case of "pay money--take chance."

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Also it shows me that i have charged it for 5 times, while I only did twice!
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