How much will it cost to replace your 17-inch MacBook Pro battery?

$179 really isn't terrible for a new battery. Especially one like this. I don't think would be too much of an issue. And as stated above, this is like..5 years from now:-P

word. we get screwed here in Japan as well. and if you consider the exchange rate, it's even worse.

as a side note, while apple considers the battery a consumable, they will some times replace it if you're lucky. for example: i brought my macbook pro in because the battery wouldn't hold a charge. apple store says it's over 300 cycles and not covered by my apple care. so i brought it back another time for a different issue (logic board) and they replaced the battery under applecare while it was in for the logic board issue.

so maybe if you bring in your macbook in for a different issue and "forget" to mention the battery issue you'll get lucky like i did.

Euros get ripped of (as usual) battery may end up costing close to $300 US
179 Euro + 21% VAT= $285.00 USD DANG!

Is apple saying that the battery will cost these prices In five years time?,
Thats what is should be, none should be buying them before that. But I suspect they will not be the same price.

I wonder if... : Open up the 17" MBP. Take out the battery. Place four new hard drives instead. Reassemble the MBP. Leave the 17" MBP plugged to work. The ultimate 5 HDD MBP of my dreams!

I know, probably impossible but each time I see this pict, it's the first idea I have.

I wonder how...

I have been through cycles like nobody's business, My macbook pre unibody battery holds charge almost as well as it did when it was new...iStat is claiming 127 cycles and its about 4 months old.....is everyone else bad at battery care, or should I be worried now?

They've made it unremovable and yet are counting it as a disposable item. Well done there for a truly terrific lapse of general sensemaking.

My first macbook battery was a complete dud though and was immediately replaced.

435 charge cycles on my 2 year old Machine and the battery still lasts as long as ever. Full charge capacity (mAh): 5136

I've never had my PC batteries last this long, I bought two for my HP/Compaq Presario and they barely made it six months. My Dell Inspiron battery could only go an hour after a year, and not long after that completely died.

If these are rated for 1,000, I don't see the need for an easy battery replacement. HDD and Memory though, those are important to be able to change.

How many charge cycles do the regular batteries have? 300?

What I want to know is that if I take this in to an Apple store or worse yet, mail it in, what guarantees do I have that my data will be secure? How do I know someone won't hunt down my photos or videos looking for porn?

Yes, I back my machine up and use a strong password to access my computer, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Apple's in house repairmen can't access my machine.