@kdfrawg Exactly. Not that the ones supplied by Apple have been great, and if it postpones me spending a couple of thousand pounds for two or three years, then it would be worthwhile.
// @c
@kdfrawg There’s this: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Unibody-Early2009-to-Mid-2010-Replacement-Battery/IF162-034
When is it not worth throwing any more money at it?
// @c
@c I don’t really care how long it can run on batteries, because I’m always within reach of a power socket, so it’s not urgent.
// @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg Assuming I can keep it alive with this battery for a bit longer, I wonder if it’s really worth spending the money and effort on this one. Maybe I should get a desktop again & not have all these battery problems to deal with.
@kdfrawg The independent Apple repair shop in town said they couldn’t get them, so it would be a matter of trusting some Chinese eBay seller.
@kdfrawg I tried to get a new one in December, but Apple have discontinued them, so the options are:
- buy something on the internet and hope it doesn’t explode;
- run it till it dies then buy a new laptop;
- run it till it dies then remove the battery and accept the OS throttling.
@kdfrawg It’s 3½ years old, so new in the sense that it’s not the original one, but not very new.