That is completely not my experience. Not at all. I had to replace the battery on my 2013 MacBook Air. The battery cost 99 British pounds(~$150) in the Apple Store, that included the work. I made an appointment using their app in the morning for an afternoon service, walked in, they took the laptop, I waited 20 minutes, they came back, I paid 99 pounds, got out. Easy, pain free, cheap.
Yes, you read that right - cheap. When I wanted to replace the battery on my Dell XPS 13(2010 model?) Dell wanted 220 pounds for the battery, which was absolutely nuts(oh and the delivery would take 3 weeks). Ended up buying a fake one from China for 1/4 of the price.
Yes, you read that right - cheap. When I wanted to replace the battery on my Dell XPS 13(2010 model?) Dell wanted 220 pounds for the battery, which was absolutely nuts(oh and the delivery would take 3 weeks). Ended up buying a fake one from China for 1/4 of the price.