Timeline for Should I replace my Macbook battery, charger, or both after 5+ years of use?
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| Jul 10, 2020 at 21:55 | comment | added | Allan | The battery in the 2012 MBP is a module type that’s held in with 2 philips screws. There’s no training necessary other than being gentle when removing the connector from the logic board. It’s not glued in like newer Macs. And as far as “training for handling batteries;” Apple techs don’t - they replace the entire top case assembly which includes the battery keyboard, and trackpad. So, there’s not “handling” of anything by these “Geniuses” | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 20:55 | comment | added | Macintosh Fan | @user74261 Up to you! | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 20:44 | comment | added | user74261 | I actually use a YouTube video as my reference to what I should do youtu.be/QI1SBWT5bJs I’ve upgraded both my hard drive and my RAM last year using the instructions mentioned in the video. I’m thinking of carrying out the battery replacement as well. | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 20:29 | comment | added | Macintosh Fan | @user74261 Replacing your battery at home may be risky in case you mess up the installation. Apple store people are trained to handle batteries. It just depends on how confident and safe you feel too. | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 20:19 | comment | added | user74261 | Thank you very much for your response. Is it alright if I buy a replacement online instead? I live very far away from my nearest Apple store in the city, and so I feel it’s much more efficient if I’d do it myself at home. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 21:54 | history | answered | Macintosh Fan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |