Comments on: MacBook Pro Battery on the Ropes http://www.thingelstad.com/macbook-pro-battery-on-the-ropes/ Jamie Thingelstad's Personal Website Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ira Mitchell http://www.thingelstad.com/macbook-pro-battery-on-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-8909 Ira Mitchell Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:20:24 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1323#comment-8909 I did the same test and mine is faring a bit better -- though I have other battery issues: http://3mew.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/macbook-pro-battery-update/ I did the same test and mine is faring a bit better — though I have other battery issues: http://3mew.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/macbook-pro-battery-update/ ]]> By: MacBook Pro Battery Update « 3mew.com http://www.thingelstad.com/macbook-pro-battery-on-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-8908 MacBook Pro Battery Update « 3mew.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:41 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1323#comment-8908 [...] Pro Battery Update September 30, 2008 Jamie wrote a piece today about his anemic battery life on his MacBook Pro. It’s been quite awhile since I tested mine, [...] [...] Pro Battery Update September 30, 2008 Jamie wrote a piece today about his anemic battery life on his MacBook Pro. It’s been quite awhile since I tested mine, [...] ]]> By: Dante http://www.thingelstad.com/macbook-pro-battery-on-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-8906 Dante Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:36:26 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1323#comment-8906 Make sure you have the Battery Update 1.2 software installed. That might help, but if it's like my MacBook (and many of my co-workers), the battery itself is failing and it'll need to be replaced. Apple did extend the warranty on a bunch of MacBook Pro batteries. If the software update and conditioning cycles don't help, you can probably get a new battery under warranty. Make sure you have the Battery Update 1.2 software installed. That might help, but if it’s like my MacBook (and many of my co-workers), the battery itself is failing and it’ll need to be replaced.

Apple did extend the warranty on a bunch of MacBook Pro batteries. If the software update and conditioning cycles don’t help, you can probably get a new battery under warranty.

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