NEW Laptop/Notebook Battery for Apple MacBook MA254LL/A ma254ta/a Macbook White 13″ a1181 a1185 661-4254 661-4255 ma566ll/a
- Battery Type : Lithium-Ion – Capacity: 5400 mAh – Voltage: 10.8V
- This Product has 12 Months Replacement Warranty!
- 100% OEM compatible! Guaranteed to meet or exceed OEM specifications!
- Package Includes : 1 pcs laptop battery
Product Description
Compatible Models / Replace PN : Apple MacBook MA254LL/A ma254ta/a Macbook White 13″ a1181 a1185 661-4254 661-4255 ma566ll/a… More >>
First off, the original battery for the Macbook isn’t a five star item. I wish the battery life were longer. When you experience something like the iPad battery you are permanently spoiled. This battery seems to work as well as the original battery. It was a little hard to install. I had to put some extra pressure on it to get it properly seated, but once that was accomplished, it worked well. The mac sees it and reports on it. The indicator works. The only thing it doesn’t do is warn me when it is going to shut down when it’s totally out of juice. It didn’t shut down until 5%. Speaking of percent, the price I paid was 43% of the price for the “real deal.”
From the outside, the fit looks good. It is much whiter than the rest of the casing, but my macbook is four years old and has been through some things. I don’t spend a lot of time looking at it from the bottom.
I am satisfied. I would give the original battery three stars, too.
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought one of these to replace the aging original from my coworker’s macbook. While the battery fits and has identical performance to the original, the overall quality of the battery is lower. It doesn’t fit smoothly into the battery compartment; you have feel the seams all around the edges. It is also slightly thicker than the original which means it sticks out a bit from the bottom of the notebook.
PROs:
1) Cheaper than the OEM from Apple
2) Same performance as OEM
CONs:
1) Does not fit perfectly
2) Slightly more bulky that original
The price is approximately 60% of the OEM direct from Apple, so the question any buyer needs to ask themselves is if savings are worth the downside. If you are a very particular person, I’d suggest paying more for the perfectly fitting original. On the other hand if you don’t feel like the negative factors I’ve described will bother you that much, go ahead and get one.
Rating: 3 / 5