{"id":22629,"date":"2018-04-23T06:56:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T04:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/23\/apple-offers-worldwide-battery-replacement-for-macbook-pro-s\/"},"modified":"2018-04-23T06:56:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T04:56:20","slug":"apple-offers-worldwide-battery-replacement-for-macbook-pro-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/apple-offers-worldwide-battery-replacement-for-macbook-pro-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Offers Worldwide Battery Replacement For MacBook Pro&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News &#8211; 23-04-2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple says it will be offering a free worldwide battery replacement on MacBook Pro\u2019s following a number of component failures on the computers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The technology company says certain 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops without the Touch Bar, made between October 2016 and 2017, have a component that could cause the computer&#8217;s built-in battery to expand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple has not given any indication on its support page of the actual number of MacBook\u2019s affected by the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C-Net reports that Apple says it&#8217;s not a safety issue, but anyone with an affected laptop can have the battery replacement for free by entering their computer&#8217;s serial number into Apple&#8217;s battery replacement program website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company will also refund anyone who&#8217;s already paid to have a battery replaced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The battery program covers affected MacBook Pro laptops for a period of five years from their retail purchase date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no indication when the battery replacement programme for the MacBook Pro will be rolled in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaizelPatel143\" rel=\"alternate\">Twitter: @FaizelPatel143<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News &#8211; 23-04-2018 \u00a0 Apple says it will be offering a free worldwide battery replacement on MacBook Pro\u2019s following a number of component failures on the computers. 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