Long story short, computer will charge but only when it is off, when it is on it actually loses battery even when plugged in and then shuts itself down after about 10 minutes, plugged in or not. MacBook Pro models that have removable batteries are: Models from before mid-2009, when the battery switch first happened to the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops. Tried different chargers, different plug ins, reseat battery connector inside laptop, cleaned out charging connector port with black smudge. I love my 2015 MacBook Pro 15' with all its ports, but its aging battery started swelling - a problem that plagues many MacBooks, apparently. Left charger on this time, amber light on MagSafe, computer is on for about 10 minutes with charger plugged in then shuts itself down. You can be sure you are ordering the correct battery by cross referencing your model number (found on the.
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To check what year and model you have, go to the Apple icon on your desktop, select About This Mac > More Info > Overview. Put charger back on, rebooted, computer boots fine, but battery indicator then said it was at 97% and still not showing lightning on indicator. If you have the Mid-2015 MacBook Pro 15' with an internally located battery, go to our Apple A1618 battery page. The average number of cycles is 1000 but can be as low as 300 for some really old models. and Canada alone during the roughly two-year time frame Apple estimates to be impacted, it could also make this the largest laptop battery.
With further testing, pulled charger off unit and almost immediately computer shut itself down. The estimated number of cycles your battery can go through before needing to be replaced can vary by the model and year of your MacBook. With 458,000 2015 MacBook Pro 15 laptops sold in the U.S. Came back in this morning, computer boots, shows 100% battery.
Shut down the laptop, left to charge overnight last night. Plugged in the unit right after to test, got an amber light on the MagSafe, battery seemed to be charging according to numbers on the battery indicator, but battery indicator does not have a lightning bolt. Realized after we got into it that the repair was a little more involved than we thought, but we got it replaced. We got a MacBook Pro Retina in our shop to work on yesterday- owner was having battery issues and wanted us to replace it for them.