The new Retina display MacBook Pro costing a whopping $3850, doesn't have upgradeable memory or SSD storage. Also, the battery in all Apple portable devices is non-removeable. All these are things that can be replaced in competitor's Windows laptops costing just a fraction of the price. Now, the price to replace the Retina MacBook Pro's battery has been revealed: $199. This is a 54% increase over the $129 cost, which is already expensive, to replace the battery for the MacBook Air or the non-Retina MacBook Pro and there doesn't seem to be a good reason for the price increase except that Apple can.
Apple Retina MacBook Pro battery replacement to cost $199
Posted on Monday, June 18 2012 @ 13:40 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck