beachyman Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hello, looking to replace my aging 1st gen Macbook air battery. Anyone had this done and can recommend a place? Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Depends where you live I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkom Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Try a place called unlimitmac.com, I was told that sometimes the do repair work for istudio. My cousin fixed his mac air screen with them, istudio quoted 12,000 but they fixed for 7,000. Edited January 17, 2012 by arkom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachyman Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Try a place called unlimitmac.com, I was told that sometimes the do repair work for istudio. My cousin fixed his mac air screen with them, istudio quoted 12,000 but they fixed for 7,000. Thanks, I will check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerspace Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Any apple service center will do it. Did you buy the extended apple care? If not be ready for a shock, apple parts are notoriously expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeryble Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Just bought yet another regular Macbook battery in CM. It was "OEM" and cost 2200bt, that's under half the Apple price. I think Air batteries are more expensive, considerably. Edited January 19, 2012 by cheeryble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonrthai Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 OWC ships to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 There is a place that sells oem apple parts in fortune it mall. trying to remember name. "2nd best time to plant a tree is today." Sent from ThaiVisa app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The name is iStore is on the 4th floor of fortune IT mall. Pink/white logo near the end of the computer/printer section. (away from tesco) 086 302 2218. Not sure if he will repair or have the exact part. Maybe he can order. traffic can be bad in that area of town at most times of the day. Take MRT or a minibus if there is one.. A taxi can easily add 100 baht on meter just waiting for traffic to move. tollway or not, that area gets packed sometimes. "2nd best time to plant a tree is today." Sent from ThaiVisa app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 BUMP: I need to replace my Macbook Pro Battery: Its the removable type from the 1st Gen Unibody design Macbook Pro (now 3 year old). Hence, all I need is a spare battery to slot in and clip the base back in. Does anyone know where in Bangkok and how much? Also there is a mention of cheaper batteries for the MBP, are they any good, the same, poorer? I really have little idea here so if anyone with first hand experience knows I'd appreciate the feedback. It might be a silly question - any iStudio could sell them, but I've never seen them before and don't want to go driving from shop to shop if there are only a few places I can find one, equally so I don't want to drive to fortune or panthip unnecessarily if the iStore down the road has them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I only used them once, but I thought the iStudio (iBeat?) in Seacon Square was fair. Traffic's not bad and they have good parking. By Skytrain it's tough to beat the iStudio at the Emporium, but I don't know about the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 So, I guess the iStudio at K-Village on Rama IV, and at J Avenue Thonglor also have them.... Thanks for the heads up... the quick response is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloFlyer Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I just had a battery taken out for replacement. Next day hair drive failed. Any connection between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 So, I guess the iStudio at K-Village on Rama IV, and at J Avenue Thonglor also have them.... Thanks for the heads up... the quick response is much appreciated. None of the above had a MBP battery, they said I'd have to order (3-4 weeks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucus7 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Look at applebyyou.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwuk Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 OWC ships to Thailand. I also recommend this company for Mac products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 BUMP: I need to replace my Macbook Pro Battery: Its the removable type from the 1st Gen Unibody design Macbook Pro (now 3 year old). Hence, all I need is a spare battery to slot in and clip the base back in. Does anyone know where in Bangkok and how much? Also there is a mention of cheaper batteries for the MBP, are they any good, the same, poorer? I really have little idea here so if anyone with first hand experience knows I'd appreciate the feedback. It might be a silly question - any iStudio could sell them, but I've never seen them before and don't want to go driving from shop to shop if there are only a few places I can find one, equally so I don't want to drive to fortune or panthip unnecessarily if the iStore down the road has them. The iStore below seems to have OEM Apple parts from hong kong. I bought a battery for a macbook 2007 model and it is still chugging along fine. Sometimes the battery will charge to 98-99% and hold, but that is a common problem for some batteries. Maybe I will reset to PRAM again and see what happens. I can add that they are on MRT, Phra Ram 9 station. http://www.fortunetown.co.th/index.php/contact-us/map.html and I will also upload the map here for reference. The name is iStore is on the 4th floor of fortune IT mall. Pink/white logo near the end of the computer/printer section. (away from tesco) 086 302 2218. Not sure if he will repair or have the exact part. Maybe he can order. traffic can be bad in that area of town at most times of the day. Take MRT or a minibus if there is one.. A taxi can easily add 100 baht on meter just waiting for traffic to move. tollway or not, that area gets packed sometimes. "2nd best time to plant a tree is today." Sent from ThaiVisa app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Fastmac batteries are supposed to be the best for the older, replaceable MacBook Pro models. They have tech in them that's similar to what the new unibody batteries have. Google it. I have to say since then batteries have improved to the point where you really don't need to replace them. My MacBook Pro unibody 2009 (3 years old now) had its battery replaced under AppleCare at year 2. I have put 418 charge cycles on the new battery - in case you don't know what that means, 300 cycles used to be where Apple would say the battery normally fails - and it's still at 94% of its original capacity. In the past, anything above 300 and the thing would be dead. Get iStat Pro to find out what yours is at... it's a free widget. Edited April 17, 2012 by nikster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Look at applebyyou.com Great site, it took two days for them to ems my MBP battery... B2900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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