So... Apple has announced that they are increasing the price of battery replacements for the MacBooks by CAD$80 (I think it might also be USD$80 for our southern neighbours) in two months.
I have a 2017 here that I bought used last summer; battery was not replaced by the previous owner. And on the MB, the keyboard replacement (which he had done) doesn't mean a new battery, unlike on the MBPs. It's showing 84% health, 320 cycles. Was scared it was swelling but I took it to the Apple store and it wasn't. (I should note that I had a mid-2014 that I bought as an Apple refurb that had its battery swell twice - first after maybe 3.5 years, then the second time right before I traded it in on my 2021) Should I get that battery replaced before the price increase, or just keep waiting?
I have a 2017 here that I bought used last summer; battery was not replaced by the previous owner. And on the MB, the keyboard replacement (which he had done) doesn't mean a new battery, unlike on the MBPs. It's showing 84% health, 320 cycles. Was scared it was swelling but I took it to the Apple store and it wasn't. (I should note that I had a mid-2014 that I bought as an Apple refurb that had its battery swell twice - first after maybe 3.5 years, then the second time right before I traded it in on my 2021) Should I get that battery replaced before the price increase, or just keep waiting?