I placed the MacBook pro on my desktop, took a deep breath and started to remove the 10 screws from the laptop back using the star-shaped screwdriver provided with battery (the blue one).
Just in case, I had let the old battery to drain completely before starting the procedure: less energy involved would surely mean less risks while manipulating the battery (remember that it can explore if punctured). I wasn’t planning to use alcohol or a liquid dissolvent but decided to put it on top of the screen anyway. The package included a non woven cloth to protect the screen from any spillage that might ruin the anti-reflective coating (and as you can see on the photo below, the screen borders of my trusty old MacBook pro had their coating damaged after years of usage). That could explain its slightly higher price and the good reviews and it gave me a good impression of the product. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the package included all the accessories and a step by step guide to replace the battery. It was well packed and included the replacement battery itself, two screwdrivers (the blue one for the screws of the laptop back and the green one for the screws of the battery connector), a plastic pryer for helping to remove the battery connector and the remaining glue strips: Replacement batteryĪs well as a set of accessories used for removing the old battery and protecting the laptop and a pair gloves for your hands: AccessoriesĪnd the step by step instructions with pictures: In fact, you should always have multiple backups of your files, SSDs or hard disks will die one day and all their files with them.Īnyway, this is my experience with replacing the battery of my Macbook pro 15″ Retina Display (mid 2014 model).įirst, let’s give a look to the replacement battery package (be sure to order the proper model!): Sloda battery Package And anyway, be sure to backup any important files before starting to do it. So don’t do it if you feel unsafe about opening the case of you beloved MacBook pro, ask Apple or an other company to replace the battery for you. The author and the website decline any responsibilities about the consequences of trying to reproduce these steps. But be aware that even if it’s not too difficult, it is not for the faint-hearted and that you might easily and irremediably damage your laptop. I have decided to share my experience in this post so that others could benefit from it. It was not the cheapest option (at 79,99€ in Amazon Spain) but it had rather good reviews and I was willing to give my trusty MBP a last chance. Many compatible models were available on Amazon and I decided to choose a battery from SLODA. So I decided to search a bit on the internet and found that it was not too difficult to replace the battery with a third party one by myself. I had already replaced the ssd with a bigger and faster one a few years ago so I was not sure Apple would accept to replace the battery and anyway I was not willing to pay the Apple premium price for replacing the battery of my old 2014 MacBook pro. I was mostly using it connected to a screen, with a wireless trackpad and keyboard, so it was not such a big issue but I was starting to fear the battery would explode or catch fire.
Replacement battery for macbook pro 15 mid 2014 full#
My trusty MacBook pro 15 (mid 2014 model) was slowly dying with all the symptoms of a swollen battery: the case was warm, the fans were blowing at full speed even when the laptop was not performing any CPU consuming tasks, the trackpad was not working anymore and I could even see that it’s back was not flat anymore.
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