The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older model that predates the Unibody.
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The battery on the unibody is internal. On the non unibody the battery was designed to be replaced by the user.
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The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit. I wouldn't ever recommend those no name packs because of how bad they often are. Due to some issues with the age of the 2009-2010 and the 2011 GPU problems they can be somewhat difficult to find as these are either old or dead.
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The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. Given it’s not as readily designed for replacement, a lot of them have varying quality as they’re not available through Apple as an OEM part. I would avoid eBay and AliExpress as they tend to be garbage every time. The only ones I would trust today are from [link|https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit.
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Given the age of these and the 2011 GPU issues, it’s gotten a lot harder to find a good one. They’re still there but due to decline in demand there’s less good ones available.
The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older model that predates the Unibody.
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The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit. I wouldn't ever recommend those no name packs because of how bad they often are.
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The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit. I wouldn't ever recommend those no name packs because of how bad they often are. Due to some issues with the age of the 2009-2010 and the 2011 GPU problems they can be somewhat difficult to find as these are either old or dead.
The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older style model that predates the Unibody.
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The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older model that predates the Unibody.
The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit. I wouldn't ever recommend those no name packs because of how bad they often are.
The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older style model that predates the Unibody.
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The problem is the A1297 is from the time when nVidia had issues with GPUs so there aren’t many companies out there selling the battery since most of them have dead graphics cards by now. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBP66RS/|OWC].
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The battery for the A1297 is internal so you have a Unibody. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBU03H/|OWC] or iFixit. I wouldn't ever recommend those no name packs because of how bad they often are.
The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older style model that predates the Unibody.
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The problem is the A1297 is from the time when nVidia had issues with GPUs so there aren’t many companies out there selling the battery since most of them have dead graphics cards. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBP66RS/|OWC].
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The problem is the A1297 is from the time when nVidia had issues with GPUs so there aren’t many companies out there selling the battery since most of them have dead graphics cards by now. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBP66RS/|OWC].
The battery on the unibody is internal. If you can replace it easily, you have the older style model that predates the Unibody.
The problem is the A1297 is from the time when nVidia had issues with GPUs so there aren’t many companies out there selling the battery since most of them have dead graphics cards. They’re still available, but many of the ones left come from China and aren’t very good. The only ones I would trust today are from [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAP17MBP66RS/|OWC].