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I have a 2015 Macbook pro and an iphone 11 that works great save for that they don't hold a charge.

I would happily spend a several hundreds dollars to save these and continue to use them, or give one to my parents or kid, but I can't find someone who will do a battery replacement. I live in Austin TX and have called 3-5 different apple repair shops. If I can't find someone to do it in a city with the second largest Apple office in the world, I don't think anyone else will be able to.

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Apple will replace the battery on your iphone for $89 and your macbook for $249.

Source: https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement and https://support.apple.com/mac/repair

Following the link on the Mac page, it looks like Apple will not repair a 2015 Macbook Pro:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102772

> Obsolete: ... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015), MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)...

>Mac laptops may be eligible for an extended battery-only repair period for up to 10 years from when the product was last distributed for sale, subject to parts availability.

Probably makes sense, if you're organized enough, to get a battery swap while it's still in coverage if you'll use. My 2015 MacBook had a battery that got swollen a few years ago. Got it replaced and continue to use it as basically a browser and it's perfectly usable.

I've replaced the battery on my 2015 MacBook Pro with one from iFixit [1]. They're a huge pain though, since they're glued to the inside of the case and requires using a solvent to get the battery out.

It has held a charge for the last few years well. The other issue I had with a laptop this old was cooling. Ended up swapping out the fans and heatsink/heatpipe and am expecting to get another couple years out of it.

1. https://www.ifixit.com/products/macbook-pro-15-retina-late-2...

The thinnest teflon turner worked fine for me, no solvent needed. 2 TiB nvme disk worked fine too with OLPC MacOS 14

https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement

Fill in the form and send your iphone 11 in for battery replacement.

I've done this a few times w/different iphone models, works great, no fuss. The several days w/o the phone is nice forced social media detox.

If you’re in South Austin, the Apple Store in Barton Creek Mall will help you. For North Austin, it’s in The Domain.

Yeah they started gluing in the batteries to the macbooks around then. RIP.

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