I’m posting only initial impressions here since I just received this battery. (Note: see updates below initital review)

I ordered the battery via Amazon.com from seller eznsmart. Paid $37 plus $1.99 for expedited shipping. The battery was ordered on August 22 and received on August 25 (shipping from California to Texas). That’s great shipping time for a non-Prime item. I mention shipping time in this review simply to offset the other reviewer who expressed displeasure at long shipping times and gave the battery poor marks because of that. I had no trouble with the shipping. I have to say I never quite understand it when buyers give a product bad marks just because of shipping delays — that kind of thing should be a mark against the seller but not the product.

Upon receiving the battery, I charged it up fully and fired up the laptop (Dell Inspiron 9300, not known for long run time on a single charge, even with OEM batteries). I allowed the laptop to drain the battery down fully, following the initial conditioning procedures recommended by the seller in the small instructions booklet that came with the battery.

I timed the battery drain until a forced a shutdown and I got 3 hours 55 minutes out of the first charge (very good for the Dell Inspiron 9300). Theoretically, the drain time ought to take longer after the first few charges of the battery, so my guess is that I’ll easily be able to get over 4 hours use per charge, depending on the nature of the use. But, almost 4 hours on the first charge seems very good.

I’ll have to re-evaluate after I’ve been using the battery for a a significant period of time and see how charge time holds up then. For now, I’m giving the battery a solid review and a 5-star rating based on price and initial performance. If performance lags in the near term, I’ll update my review with that info.

UPDATE 11/12/2010

Unfortunately, my wife has the laptop at her workplace and I can’t measure battery drain performance now. However, I did battery drains in it a handful of times over the first month after we installed the battery, and it looked like I was getting about 4 hours use each time. I didn’t want to continue to *fully* drain the battery (not a good thing to do) but measured it until I got a 10-percent-remaining warning indication on the battery.

Readers should also note that if they purchase a new laptop battery and leave the laptop plugged in all the time, that can have adverse effects on the life of the battery. Laptops should definitely NOT be left plugged in all the time, and my understanding that such practices diminish life in laptop batteries in general, often leading to impressions of “bad” batteries when in actuality bad battery maintenance practices may be to blame.

UPDATE 07/09/2011

After almost a year, I was able to test the battery again. Starting with a full charge, I ran the laptop until battery was fully discharged and the laptop shut down. I got 3 hours 50 minutes runtime. Based on that, I’m keeping the 5-star rating on this battery and think it’s well deserved.

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I love this case, I have it in aqua and my kids have it in orange. It stands up to the kids’ abuse, it wipes clean easily, and unlike in some of the pictures, you CAN see the illuminated apple on your laptop through the case. I recommend it! You can protect and personalize your Mac a bit while still showing off that you have a Mac. ;o)

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This review is from: Speck Products See Thru Satin Case for MacBook Pro 13-Inch Aluminum Unibody Only, Aubergine (SPK-A0468) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this one after seeing the same one and it lead me to this link saying it was a “newer” version. Doubt theres a difference but it was $5 cheaper so I went with it. I had read previous reviews for the other style that had mostly positive reviews except that one pesky “most helpful critical” review that leaves doubt in your mind. So after some thought I decided to just go with it. I tend to do intense research on things before I purchase them and I never ever write the reviews but I’m so happy with this case I had to put all of the doubts out of anyones mind. Nothing is perfect so there are a couple concerns I’ve had so far (note that I’ve only had it a couple days)

First off, I have pets and because the case is satiny the hair doesn’t just breeze past it. I have to wipe it off every so often along with the other fuzzes that show up, maybe because I got the purple (which is the most beautiful rich deep purple I might add) so these things show up more than say a lighter color. The one thing about another review I read was that there was a bit of gapping between the case and actual computer and yes that is true but if you follow the directions of taking it off and wiping it out once a month I don’t see that being a super issue. Other reviews also commented on the case making it heavier, I don’t notice a huge difference and it doesn’t impede the screen hinge at all, it’s not falling up or down, it stays where I want it. And to address the scratching and markings of the case concerns, I plan on using this to supplement an actual sleeve, it’s easier to replace a scratched case, not so easy to fix a scratched up MacBook.

Ultimately these minor details are a small price to pay for protection of such an expensive investment. I love it. End of story. Don’t hesitate, its a good case.

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Mcclure Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:19:31 +0000 http://www.cheap-laptops-deals.com/speck-products-see-thru-satin-case-for-macbook-pro-13-inch-aluminum-unibody-only-spk-a0448-best-buy.html#comment-1832 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 47 of 49 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-3-0._V192240710_.gif" width="64" alt="3.0 out of 5 stars" title="3.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Nice Case but holds heat</b>, <nobr>November 13, 2011</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3C6BBAGCVLTAE/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/179-8263031-4869536?ie=UTF8&tag=sale00315-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amanda L. 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It looks and feels great. It protects the laptop well. <br/><br/>The only problem that I have is that it seems to hold the heat in the computer. If I start watching netflix, it warms up quickly and stays hot. Yes, I realize that graphics and processor intensive tasks will build up heat, but this was crazy. The fans would kick on and run near maximum. This would drain the battery pretty quickly. I could barely get a movie done on full charge and my battery has less than 100 cycles on it. <br/><br/>I pulled the case off for a few weeks to see if made a difference. I have my macbook pro back. No overheating. No fan noise. 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Nice Case but holds heat, November 13, 2011

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This review is from: Speck Products See Thru Satin Case for MacBook Pro 13-Inch Aluminum Unibody Only (SPK-A0448) (Personal Computers)

I got this case based on multiple reviews and recommendations. It looks and feels great. It protects the laptop well.

The only problem that I have is that it seems to hold the heat in the computer. If I start watching netflix, it warms up quickly and stays hot. Yes, I realize that graphics and processor intensive tasks will build up heat, but this was crazy. The fans would kick on and run near maximum. This would drain the battery pretty quickly. I could barely get a movie done on full charge and my battery has less than 100 cycles on it.

I pulled the case off for a few weeks to see if made a difference. I have my macbook pro back. No overheating. No fan noise. My battery performance has doubled.

The case protects like it is supposed to and it is very good looking, but the performance issues are not worth it for me.

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