This is my suggestion: ask the innocent question of the Apple technician "Exactly what is involved in the battery replacement process.
#CHANGE BATTERY MAC PRO MID 2012 RETINA FREE#
You get a fault free MBP with a 90 day warranty and I have gone that route. The depot repair, $310, is usually a good option, especially if there are a number of issues with a MBP. There is logic behind that but is it right? (also to what extent has the toipcase been deformed?) The problem that you face is if the battery has expanded and damaged the top case, they can take the position that it is damaged and has to be replaced independent of the battery situation.
It is my understanding that because the battery in retina MBPs are glued in, it is easier and more efficient to replace the battery with the topcase, which is the way they do it. My interpretation of the cost to replace the battery is the same as yours, $199 (including labor), but it means very little because I am a user the same as you. Has anyone had their battery replaced on their Retina MBP? What was your cost? Did you have to pay labor or replace the top case? This is still quite an unsatisfactory answer to me because I haven't seen anyone mention that there's a $100 labor fee to replace the battery. The other person who answered the phone told me the $310 option was offered to me because it's $199 to replace the battery and $100 for the labor, which is $299, and for 10 dollars more, they can send it to the depot and be able to repair something else if necessary, so "it just made sense to go with the $310 option." He was unable to answer that question, and passed me on to someone else. I called the store and spoke to a rep, who said, "it's because your top case is damaged, because your battery expanded and damaged it." I told the rep that's a perfectly fine explanation if he can tell me how they were able to determine my top case was damaged and the battery had expanded without opening up the machine and taking a look.
This doesn't make sense to me because if a battery replacement requires the top case to also be replaced, then why would Apple's website say it's $199 to replace the battery, when a $199 replacement is not at all possible? However, the technician at the store told me it would be $310 to send it for repair at their depot because the battery is glued to the top case, and so the top case also needs to be replaced, hence the added cost. In fact this was something I had researched before buying my MBP, because I knew the battery wasn't user replaceable, and $199 was a cost I was able to tolerate. Looking on Apple's website, this document seems to say it's $199 to replace my battery: I took it into the Apple Store and they ran diagnostics, and indeed it should be replaced. Hi all, my trusty Mid-2012 15" Retina MBP is saying the battery needs servicing.
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