Replacement Laptop Battery for MacBook Air 13 inch A1466(Mid 2012, Mid 2013, Early 2014, Early 2015,2017) A1369(Late 2010, Mid 2011 Version) 8000mAh,fits A1496 A1405 A1377 [Upgraded 3.0]

This is going to be an easy review. After getting a pop-up message about a week ago saying that my laptop battery was severely degraded and should be replaced I contacted Apple support via telephone on Saturday morning. The Apple support representative confirmed that Apple could change my battery for $129 in the Apple store. The representative asked me if I’d like to set up an appointment. I said yes let’s do it. There happened to be an appointment available later that afternoon at an Apple store which was about a 1 hour drive away. After arriving at the Apple Store, on time for my appointment, an Apple representative spent 25 minutes running diagnostics on my laptop only to tell me what I already knew, that my laptop was in pristine condition other than a degraded battery. He confirm that the batteries were $129 installed but said he would have to check to see if there was any in stock. After waiting another 10 minutes he came out and said he didn’t have any batteries and he would have to order it. I explain to the Apple representative how disappointed I was that I drove an hour under the impression that I could get my laptop fixed. So the representative asked if I’d like him to call other stores. I said sure and gave him two other stores to call and check for me. The representative went in the back room, came out about 10 minutes later and said that the first door did not have any and would have to order it as well. I asked him about the second store and he said he hadn’t checked. You can probably imagine my frustration at this point. I asked him to go check the next-store. After making me wait again he came out and said the second store didn’t have any either. The Apple representative then asked me if he could set me up for an install appointment and he would order the battery. I asked him how long it would take to get the battery. He said it could be two days, two weeks or two months. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I told him no thanks and I left the store. I decided at that point to search Amazon for the MacBook battery and found this one to my surprise. I added the battery to my Amazon shopping cart, and made the 1 hour drive back home. I didn’t immediately purchase the battery because I wanted to read some reviews first. So this morning I got up read a couple reviews, watched a couple of the videos, and was convinced that this was a project I was willing to conquer. I went to my Amazon shopping cart and click the “buy now“ button. The message said if I purchased within the next 17 minutes I would get same-day Amazon locker delivery. Of course I purchased. I got a text message mid afternoon on Sunday that the battery had arrived. I went to go pick it up from the Amazon locker. It was well packed. I open the box. Everything was there. It came with two magnetic screwdrivers. Extra screws. New rubber feet for the bottom of the laptop if I needed them. And a clear vinyl keyboard protector which was a nice added gift even though I don’t need it. Everything seemed straight forward. I completely power down the laptop. Flipped it over and started taking out the screws. I carefully set them on the provided sponge pad, in the same pattern that they came out of the laptop so I wouldn’t mix up screws. Surprisingly the back cover came off pretty easily with no extra effort or prying once the screws were out. The battery also came out with little effort once the screws were out. I had light traces of dust around the vent of the laptop case which I cleaned out with a can of compressed air before putting the laptop back together. From start to finish it took me less than 10 minutes. This took into account that it was my first time, I was being extra careful, and I took time to clean the inside of the laptop. When I got everything back together. I flipped it over powered it up and went into the system information app and clicked on “power”. It showed that the battery came 71% charged, was operating normally, and had more amp hour capacity than the OEM battery. This was an extremely easy install. Once I run the laptop on the battery for a few days I will update this review with information about the battery life in general performance of the battery. As for the price and the easy install, I definitely give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Works very well 👍 holds the charge for various days!! Highly recommended 👍👍

Perfect replacement for the original battery. It shows as 102% of design capacity, time will tell if it lasts as long as the original battery.The replacement screws were nice but were only for the external clamshell cover. It would be better to have supplied 5 screws that hod the battery in place. These are tough to see and remove.Screwdrivers supplied are awesome, not sure what other people had an issue with. They are now a permanent addition to my toolkit, worked better than the torx bits I had.If I had my time again, I'd plug the new battery in prior to securing it down with screws.

works great, basically the original. easy to install with the tools given

Arrived when expected and very well packaged. I can not comment on if the batteries performance over time as I just installed this battery. I will post an update after a few weeks of use. Comes with two speciality screwdrivers, extra set of screws, and new rubberized feet for the bottom cover. Be sure to back up all of your data and completely power off the laptop before removing the existing battery. Please note the screws that secure the back cover are different than the ones that secure the battery, thus the two sets of screwdrivers. The back cover screws on my MacBook are all the same size with the exception of the two located at the top of the cover, when flipped over. Middle two screws. I would suggest placing the screws in a small container when removing them. They are very small. Once the cover has been removed there are 5 screws that have to be removed in order to remove the battery. Once the screws are removed carefully pull the tab to release the connection to the motherboard. When installing the new battery I found it was easier to gently insert the connector making sure it is aligned properly and carefully insert it into the receiving connector while moving the battery into place. Make sure the connector is fully locked into place. Reinsert the screws and reattach the back cover. Power on the laptop. My battery was at 67% charged after powering on the laptop. Do not immediately charge the battery until it drains to 10%. Fully charge the battery then let it drain to 10% again. It is recommended to do this the next 5 times the battery needs to be recharged. There are a number of very good YouTube videos that provide step by step instructions on the above procedure.