I took my MacBook to the Genius Bar when the Service Battery warning came on. My local Apple Store said that my MacBook is no longer supported and even though this is my second swollen battery there was nothing they could do. They don't even have parts to fix it (their words) and they could not repair it in the back of the store. Repair it? Anyhow, the weird part was they had batteries up front on the retail side but said they couldn't get parts for my unsupported Mac in the repair department (wholesale side). If they still sell the parts you would think they could get them through the door into the rear of the store... Anyhow, I have two of these machines one is on it's third battery and the other needs it's third battery. Funny thing is I put my first swollen battery in and let it charge and it holds a better charge than the current battery even after sitting dead for about 3 years. This is an issue with these machines. My theory is they are overcharging the batteries. I've had 4 Genuine Apple batteries and one NewerTech battery all suffer from this phenomenon.
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I took my MacBook to the Genius Bar when the Service Battery warning came on. My local Apple Store said that my MacBook is no longer supported and even though this is my second swollen battery there was nothing they could do. They don't even have parts to fix it (their words) and they could not repair it in the back of the store. Repair it? Anyhow, the weird part was they had batteries up front on the retail side but said they couldn't get parts for my unsupported Mac in the repair department (wholesale side). If they still sell the parts you would think they could get them through the door into the rear of the store... I have two of these machines one is on it's third battery and the other needs it's third battery. Funny thing is I put my first swollen battery in and let it charge and it holds a better charge than the current battery even after sitting dead for about 3 years. This is an issue with these machines. My theory is they are overcharging the batteries. I've had 4 Genuine Apple batteries and one NewerTech battery all suffer from this phenomenon.
I took my MacBook to the Genius Bar when the Service Battery warning came on. My local Apple Store said that my MacBook is no longer supported and even though this is my second swollen battery there was nothing they could do. They don't even have parts to fix it (their words) and they could not repair it in the back of the store. Repair it? Anyhow, the weird part was they had batteries up front on the retail side but said they couldn't get parts for my unsupported Mac in the repair department (wholesale side). If they still sell the parts you would think they could get them through the door into the rear of the store... Anyhow, I have two of these machines one is on it's third battery and the other needs it's third battery. Funny thing is I put my first swollen battery in and let it charge and it holds a better charge than the current battery even after sitting dead for about 3 years. This is an issue with these machines. My theory is they are overcharging the batteries. I've had 4 Genuine Apple batteries and one NewerTech battery all suffer from this phenomenon.