{"id":229,"date":"2009-08-24T18:46:38","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T10:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2009-10-12T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T09:29:33","slug":"a-new-macbook-battery-from-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/a-new-macbook-battery-from-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"A new MacBook battery from eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look what the postman brought over the weekend in a very nicely wrapped package. No tapes, just ropes. Neat!<\/p>\n

\"Nicely<\/a>

Nicely wrapped package.<\/p><\/div>\n


\nIt’s a MacBook battery I bought off eBay for SGD 68.19 including shipping from Hong Kong. This is dirt cheap compared to\u00a0 SGD 232 for the Apple original battery!<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/a>

Battery labels.<\/p><\/div>\n

It was disappointing that the battery wasn’t an Apple original because the photo that was posted on eBay showed a original battery. I kinda guessed it though – by the price it was going at, I shouldn’t expect an original.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t really matter, since most batteries are made in China nowadays, including the original battery that I took apart last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new battery is rated 56Whr – 1Whr higher than the original. I tested it today while surfing the net, checking e-mails and downloading some stuff off BitTorrent. With the screen set at 50% brightness and Better Energy Savings<\/em> profile, the new battery ran for approximately 4 to 5 hours.<\/p>\n

If I didn’t recall wrongly, this is actually better than the original battery that lasted about 4 hours. However, my tests aren’t scientifically controlled so don’t take my word for it. The new version of MacOS might have made some difference in power savings as well.<\/p>\n

Verdict? It’s good to buy your stuff off eBay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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