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    Pretty stupid with battery on new Macbooks

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Likvid, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. Likvid

    Likvid Notebook Geek

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    Have Apple even thought about people maybe changing the battery on the new Apple Macbooks at all when it's worn out?

    It must have been their dumbest move ever that you can't replace the battery and made it integrated :rolleyes:

    How much does Apple charge you when it's time to change the battery when it's old and not working anymore?
     
    Likvid, Apr 27, 2009
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    they will charge you 180$.They say that it will last for 5 years or 1000 charges,which,IMO,is good trade of for 8 hours of battery.
     
    Xirurg, Apr 27, 2009
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  3. willard

    willard Notebook Consultant

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    Huh?
    Mine is a month old and I can change the battery.
    What are you talking about?
     
    willard, Apr 27, 2009
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  4. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    He's talking about the 17inch Macbook Pro's not the Macbooks.

    Anyways, What Xirurg said.
     
    Seshan, Apr 27, 2009
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  5. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    There's also less moving parts in the 17" pro.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 27, 2009
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  6. Chris27

    Chris27 Notebook Deity

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    yay another troll thread (fyi MacBook batteries are user replaceable). The only "non-user replaceable" battery is in the 17" MBP. It's not like it can't be replaced either. It's would be no harder than replacing the hard drive (although it will void the battery but these batteries are rated to last longer than the laptop warranty).

    If this happens to be a serious question, here are a few reasons to keep the battery internal:

    allow a larger battery (can better fit it to the shape of the laptop)
    this in turn allows for longer battery life.

    Most users won't nee more than 7 hours of battery life (which would be better than having to carry 1-2 extra batterys)

    a non-user replacable battery means that you don't have to cut a large hole in the bottom of the laptop. This greatly increases the strength of the laptop allowing it to be made lighter and thinner.


    What you give up:
    If you don't happen to have a nearby Applestore, you will have to send in your laptop for ~1 week once every 4 years. In the other 207 weeks you can enjoy the above benefits.
     
    Chris27, Apr 27, 2009
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  7. Jervis961

    Jervis961 Hall monitor

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    Hmm looking at your posting history pretty much proves this is a troll thread.
     
    Jervis961, Apr 27, 2009
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  8. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cool, thx for confirming. That guy's taking a break.
     
    Budding, Apr 27, 2009
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