I stopped in the King of Prussia Apple store and got a brand new spiffy battery. That means full charges and starting off with no cycles. My battery is so fresh and so clean. I must have changed my reservation time about 4 times before settling on the 4.15 time slot. I actually got there a little before 4, signed in and got to a Genius before 4.15. The service today was great and everybody welcomed me with a smile on their face. The store was jumping as expected but there was not too many AppleCare appointments. Big ups to Joshua on helping me. Unbeknownst to him he helped a few months back when my iPhone was acting funny. He explained to me what happened to my battery where there are two liquids inside the battery that keep it charged and when those two liquids come in contact with each other, expansion occurs. I should have taken a picture of my battery. Basically it started as a small bulge and then it got worse with the battery trying to come out of its casing. I couldn't hold a charge anymore because of this. As Josh got my new battery he said that the old battery was still usable. Right after he said that he took the old battery and used it to cut the plastic from the box which held my new battery. It was a funny joke as I was expecting some scientific example of how he could use this damaged battery. Josh did explain to me that Apple recycles all of its returned batteries.

As always I am impressed when I deal with Apple. When you venture of to the dark side and purchase your first Apple computer make sure to get Apple Care. Yes you have up to a year from the date of purchase to buy it. So if you don't buy it on the spot make a note to remind you to do so.