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Replace Battery in 13" MBP

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Battery Replacement

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Battery Replacement

5 - 15 minutes

Moderate

My Problem

My battery was no longer holding a charge.

My Fix

SUPER EASY FIX. Assuming you and work a screwdriver and have the two types needed to do the job, this is as simple as it gets. The small screws on the outside of the MBP that hold the bottom case on can easily be purchased at a hardware store. HOWEVER, there are two internal Y-screws that Apple really doesn't want you to easily be able to remove. iFixit sells a fix for that though. The job was done in less than 10-minutes and my computer now holds a charge like it did when I first turned it on in the Apple store!

My Advice

But the Y-screwdriver with the battery from iFixit. You'll absolutely need it. And just be careful not to lose any of the 10 tiny screws that hold the back plate on your MBP. I didn't have a problem...but those suckers could be hard to find if dropped.

Tri-point Y1 Screwdriver Image
Tri-point Y1 Screwdriver

$5.49

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