{"id":22660,"date":"2018-04-26T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/26\/istore-confirms-sa-macbook-pro-owners-eligible-for-battery-replacement\/"},"modified":"2018-04-26T09:10:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T07:10:21","slug":"istore-confirms-sa-macbook-pro-owners-eligible-for-battery-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/istore-confirms-sa-macbook-pro-owners-eligible-for-battery-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"iStore Confirms SA MacBook Pro Owners Eligible for Battery Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News &#8211; 26-04-2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The iStore says Macbook Pro owners in South Africa can also be part of Apple\u2019s battery replacement programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple is offering free worldwide battery replacements on MacBook Pro\u2019s following a number of component failures on the computers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It 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;\">In a statement, iStore says the battery replacement program is for specific serial numbers manufactured between specific dates (October 2016 and October 2017).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCustomers would need to check their serial numbers on the website, if their device qualifies for the program, they have to then do an online booking for a repair at iStore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To check if your MacBook qualifies for a free battery replacement, click on the link below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/13inch-macbookpro-battery-replacement\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple has not given any indication on its support page of the actual number of MacBooks affected by the problem.<\/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; 26-04-2018 The iStore says Macbook Pro owners in South Africa can also be part of Apple\u2019s battery replacement programme. 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