Abram K-J Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Is anyone able to advise me on the purchase of a replacement battery for my 2008 MacBook? I ordered this one a year and a half ago from Amazon for $20, and now it's dead. I.e., computer won't hold a charge for even two seconds. I'm trying to avoid spending $100 on an Apple battery. Ideas, links, brand recommendations, etc., are all welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lawrence Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Abram, I bought one from global-batteries on eBay for my white MacBook 2 years ago and it still performs very well. They are from Hong Kong so I was a little apprehensive at first but shipping time was reasonable and the price was in the a little over $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abram K-J Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks, Tony. I have the grey unibody aluminum model (the MacBook Pros look identical, and my MacBook is late 2008 and just before it changed to "Pro"). Do you know how I find the correct identifying information about battery? I'm assuming I have to take out the current battery and look (which I can't do at the moment), or maybe it's in my System Info somewhere? I couldn't find it, not even under "Power" (where other charging info is listed). I think I just sort of guessed before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lawrence Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Abram, I did a quick search for the model at Apple and the specific model is "Battery for MacBook (MB771)" You should be able to search for that on Amazon, eBay, Google, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Simpson Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I think your model number is A1181 so just search for a battery for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abram K-J Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hey, thanks, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fidel Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I just bought one from OWC for my 2008 MBP for around $80. I purchased a cheap one and had the same issues as you. It is working well for the week I have had it. It was from newertechnology 60 watt per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Falling Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 We have used OWC for way over a decade – wish I still had my first receipt. Great products. Great customer service. The NewerTech batteries are cheaper and keep your machine charged for a longer period of time. Highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abram K-J Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Anker makes a battery for about $60 for this model. I've used other Anker products and liked them, but never their computer batteries. Has gotten decent reviews--anyone here know anything about Anker for laptop batteries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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