[indigoimac]

So in looking up Applecare info for a macbook, see my other thread, I stumbled upon this:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook...batteryupdate/

I have a MacBook Pro, purchased 5/07, and I just bought it a new battery 2 or 3 months ago since the old one would work down to 40% then shut off, it only had 156 loadcycles, it had been well taken care of, run down and then recharged regularly, etc. So I went to the Apple Store, this was right after the warranty expired (of course) and the guy was like you're screwed buy a new one... fine, wasn't in the mood to argue, and I needed a functional battery. But now I see this notice, they say it is valid for machines through 4/07, if I got my machine in 5/07 it was likely assembled in that timeframe, is it worth contesting? Or is this issue explicitly addressing machines made before mine because I got one of the first ones w. the LED backlight.

Thoughts?

[Simon]

The LED-backlit MBPs came out in June 2007. According to Apple the battery issue had already been identified and fixed while the predecessor modell was selling.

From the page you linked to:
"This battery update should be run on all MacBook and MacBook Pro computers and extra batteries that were purchased between February 2006 and April 2007."

They are quite explicite about it. And getting a refund for a battery you already bought at a store is for sure more complicated than having Apple send you a battery through their recall program. That said, go ahead and try. Call them and explain the situation.