ASMARK Macbook Pro A1502 Battery Replacement for 13-inch (Early 2015,Mid 2014,Late 2013) Retina A1493/A1582 Battery

This is a review of the ASMARK MacBook Pro A1502 replacement battery. The battery, tools and very detailed photo based instructions all came in a very nice Apple’esq package. The instructions are great! With photos for each stage along with written instructions, it’s really very easy to strip down the MacBook and replace the old battery. Be advised that the rubbing alcohol isn’t included in the package however, it’s easy enough to break the seal between the batteries and glue using the supplied spudgers. I removed the old battery carefully without the use of alcohol, it took about 30mins. Be patient and careful not to bend the old batteries and forcibly lever them up. Just slide the spudger with the handle under the batteries one at a time breaking the glue seal between the batteries and case. Keep the spudger as flat as possible all the time. Eventually the seal will give and the batteries will lift up one at a time. Wiggling the spudger helps to break the glue seal. Once the old battery is out, fitting the new battery is super easy. One bit of advice, the new battery comes with the bottom completely covered in new sticky tape that will hold the batteries down so hard you will never be able to get them out again so, do what I did and do not remove the clear plastic covering the sticky tape and instead just put the new battery down onto what is left of the old sticky glue. This holds the battery perfectly in place whilst ensuring you will be able to remove the battery again in the future to replace it again. Once put back together it’s important to plugin the PSU before starting the Mac for the first time as the new battery isn’t fully charged. For the first charge, charge the battery to 100%. After the initial charge only charge the battery to 85% each time as this will extend its life considerably. I did this with my original battery and it lasted just over 10 years! For £58 this is a great battery replacement that works perfectly.

The packaging, toolkit and fitting instructions (printed and on YouTube) are first class. The video instructions are clearer than the printed, which although comprehensive are a little difficult to see. The necessary adhesive solvent for removing the old battery is not included, but Isopropanol alcohol 99.9% is essential, & is widely available. and only £7 a litre online. Asmark will even refund you $10 for this (as mentioned in the instructions, if you "contact the seller" via Amazon. The whole job takes about an hour. Be aware that the (10) external case screws are not all the same length, although they look very similar, so you should number them when dismantling so you can return each to its original position. Freeing the old battery requires persistence and patience, and repeated applications of solvent. do not be tempted to prise it out forcibly, slow and gentle is the way. After all the residual adhesive is removed, it is prudent to offer up the new battery "dry" with its adhesive protection paper still attached, so you can bend the wiring of the connector to the correct angulation for the connector to easily locate into its socket on the logic board. It is much easier to do this bending before the battery is finally stuck in position. Once installed I checked the charge capacity of the new battery, and it was 71,500 mWh as advertised. (see photo) I obviously cannot comment on its life expectancy, but all seems fine so far.

My laptop needed this badly, it would only work if plugged in! I looked at many possibilities but chose this one because a review said it came complete with instructions and link to an instructional film and it did, these proved very good and, along with the kit of tools and various bits and pieces made the job very easy. Slow and easy, methodical and follow the film - easy, worked first time. I have no hesitation in recommending this kit, your laptop will thank you!

So far so good, great instructions and all the tools you need apart from alcohol to loosen old battery, easily installed and working fine

Awesome battery and very good instructions in the leaflet. I did not watch the video as the instructions were sufficient for me. I would recommend watching it for people who are not used to handling micro electronics. Battery performance is beyond my expectations. Mac Pro early 2015 restored to its full glory from an original swollen battery.

Coming back just a few days after my initial review with an update. The laptop has simply suddenly died with no intention to turn back on at any point. I tried everything, it just does not start anymore. I can only blame the battery giving up for that. Leaving the original review here just in case I simply got unlucky. I've got it installed only one week, but nothing to complain about so far. It comes with all the required tools to open the case and detach the existing battery. Install instructions are clear and easy to follow. It comes well packaged, which gives you a sense of order and quality. Real quality of course needs to be verified over time, I plan to come back in a few months with an update.

works fine with good fitting instructions but after about 3 weeks I noticed that one of the sections had come unstuck, now the other end has come unstuck, as I was meticulous about the cleaning of all old residue I can only assume that it is the glue not holding, otherwise 5 stars

Nickel fonctionne! avec bonne explication d’installation

Muy buena calidad, más capacidad que la original

Perfect, nu datorn har fått ett nytt batteri

Es war alles wie beschrieben und passt sehr gut. Nach einer Woche tägliches arbeiten funktioniert er einwandfrei. Gerne wieder. TOP

Exactly the battery I needed for my MacBook Pro. The battery was very packed in its box and everything you need to remove the existing battery and install the new battery is included. The instructions are very detailed, You can view a video (via the website) if you wish - I found it helpful to in getting an idea of what's involved as I'd never opened up a laptop let alone replace its battery before !! Following the included instructions (with very good accompanying photos) using the included tools, the whole process was pretty straight forward. You need to buy some 70%+ alcohol to help loosen the sticky tape under the old battery to remove it but Asmark will give you $10 (on application) to buy the alcohol as regulations don't permit them to send alcohol with the product. Overall, it was a pretty simple process. And the new battery works well in my MacBook Pro. The only quirk I encountered was, when I started up my MacBook Pro with the new battery and accessed my email I got a message about an expired or suspicious security certificate for my email host so I cancelled out. I then got a similar message when I accessed my usual (local) news website. However, this time I also got a message indicating that the NAcBook clock was set to some date in 1974 (I think) and setting the clock to the correct date and time (either manually, or setting your correct time zone) should fix it. I did that and everything worked fine after that. If you're reticent about replacing the battery in your MacBook Pro yourself, I'd suggest that you shouldn't be. It's really quite easy and if I can do it, then I think just about anyone should be able to do it also. Just be careful about placing the screws you remove from the MacBook in a way so that you know exactly where each screw is to go when replacing them. It's also helpful to have an uncluttered desk or table for the work. I would also suggest not doing this in a carpeted room as the some of the screws are so small that if you drop one it'll probably be really difficult trying to find in a thick carpet. Finally, I looked at a number of battery on Amazon and Ebay. Some were cheaper and some were more costly. I decided on the Asmark battery (even though it wasn't the cheapest) primarily because they claim they have been manufacturing batteries for Apple computers for 10+ years - I took their word for it as I suspect it's probably true since it's a pretty bold claim to make publicly if it's not. The other thing that influenced me was that almost all of the other batteries were unbranded ones so it was simply not possible to check out the manufacturer.