{"id":79169,"date":"2021-12-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=79169"},"modified":"2021-12-14T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:58:28","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-before-upgrading-your-macbook-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/79169-what-you-need-to-know-before-upgrading-your-macbook-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know Before Upgrading Your MacBook Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vha4t7gfiE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With proper care, your MacBook\u2019s battery will give you years of use. 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