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    Ill be the first to ask...new improved macbook pro battery interchangeable?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Matt94GT, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. Matt94GT

    Matt94GT Notebook Guru

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    Well they released a new battery for the new lineup of macbook pro's released today.

    I just got a macbook pro (wish I waited lol) mine is the 2.66 with the 512mb graphics about a month ago. I see they upgraded to 2.8ghz and a larger HD.

    Anyways the only thing that I really think I missed out on is the new 7 hour battery (the one previously in the 17")...battery life is important to me.

    What I want to know is will the new battery work with my 15" macbook pro?
     
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    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    Most likely not, AFAIK the battery is bigger than the 1st gen unibody mbps.
     
    MKang25, Jun 8, 2009
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  3. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    No. It's like the 17inch built in.
     
    Seshan, Jun 8, 2009
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  4. Matt94GT

    Matt94GT Notebook Guru

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    damn well I read the read up on their site and they say this:

    "With the new MacBook Pro, Apple engineers went further. To make the lithium-polymer battery even bigger, they looked for extra space within the enclosure. And they found it in an unlikely place — the removable battery itself."

    Damn then further down
    "To give the MacBook Pro the biggest battery possible without adding size or weight, Apple engineers eliminated all the parts required of a removable battery and embedded the battery into the notebook."

    Darn...
     
    Matt94GT, Jun 8, 2009
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  5. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    no,they use different "connections"
     
    Xirurg, Jun 8, 2009
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