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Originally Posted by speeder View Post
Post a picture of the keyboard and screen of that thing. There is definitely an issue there, but the photo of battery compartment looks like my old Powerbook G4, so not even a Macbook.
It's an Intel-based 17" MacBook Pro. I don't know what revision, though. I'll post a pic when I get home.

The battery definitely wasn't dead the last time I used it.

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Apple replaced every one for free without question even after being several years out of warranty.
Yep. My concern (?) is that this has happened twice with our two plastic MacBooks - and Apple just replaces the blown batteries with batteries that blow AGAIN later.
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