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    Image of Blake380 Blake380
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    What is with Apple and "non-user replaceable" batteries?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/17/09

    @Blake380: Up until recently, this was confined solely to their handheld products. I don't suppose this will happen to the regular Macbooks and 15" pro for a long time. Man, I hope it never happens.
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    Image of The Magnificen7 The Magnificen7
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    Why do they have to tear apart such pretty things...
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    02/17/09

    @The Magnificen7: Tis' easier to destroy than to create muahahaha!
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    02/17/09

    @Xeno: @The Magnificen7: They love watching Mac-Dorks cry. (actually so do I)
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    Image of beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    Apparently all you people didn't watch the 17" unibody non-removable battery propaganda, which clearly stated the benefit of this was that they could eliminate casings, and mechanisms to house a "removable battery", that would make it "removable", and gain some extra space to make the battery even "bigger", and gain extra life out of the system, with a little more weight, but less or the same footprint.


    I still think this is kind of lame, but my ipods, and my iPhone batteries (which are non-removable), have held up pretty dang good (a lot better than my other shitty cellphone batts have).

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @beekerstudios: My iPod's didn't.
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    Image of ALT ALT
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    I want to see if there are any changes to the opt-matte screen versus the old 15" screens.
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    Image of kaubuchon kaubuchon
    02/17/09

    @beekerstudios: This dissecting makes it pretty clear that it'd be easy to replace if it died on you anyway - I think the people who are concerned are mostly the ones who'd be willing to lug around an extra battery for more juice on the go.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/17/09

    @kaubuchon: I suppose so, but hell if lugging a 17" laptop around wouldn't get tiresome. If your main concern is mobility, I'd think that you'd prefer to lug around something smaller/lighter.
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    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    It doesn't look as though it would've been so hard to just, I dunno, make an access panel so you can remove it yourself. C'est la vie, right? Sigh.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/17/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I don't think most laptop batteries even have covers. The outside of the battery becomes part of the laptop case.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/17/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Such was the case for the previous generation of Macbook and Macbook Pro. Personally, I like the new cover being separate from the battery, much like my cell phone.


    @kaubuchon: I have a rather large travel bag, so a battery this size wouldn't be that much of an issue, especially if the majority of my time will be spent sitting down on a moving vehicle. I've never swapped on-the-go though.

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    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    Was there any real reason to make the battery non-removable besides seeing how far they can go over the line?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/17/09

    @Dafrety: It reinforces your reliance on Apple for service.
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    Image of Prosperous_Poverty Prosperous_Poverty
    02/17/09

    This dissection just blows in the faces of all fools who thought it would be impossible to make that battery user replaceable due to space constraints.
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    02/17/09

    @Dafrety: @Prosperous_Poverty: Well, they would also have to add extra hardware internally for it to be user replaceable, latches, contacts, and whatnot - I mean, it does look kind of crammed in there as it is.


    It looks pretty replaceable by someone who knows their way around a screwdriver anyway.

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    02/17/09

    @kaubuchon: Apple obviously has some very good designers - maybe the best in the industry. This makes me believe that such an important decision regarding battery access must have been made intentionally, and not due to the difficulty of designing latches. How many Mac users actually open up their laptops and mess with the insides? It's so much easier to go to the Apple store and get people to change your battery for you. Sure, there will be a service fee, but Apple users are willing to pay premiums for their experience.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/17/09

    @Dafrety: Perhaps they were concerned if that huge battery came unlatched that it would fall and undoubtedly break several toes upon impact with your foot.


    See, so now you should thank Apple for them looking out for your safety like that..

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @Prosperous_Poverty: Well if you don't mind voiding your warranty, all internal batteries are user replaceable...
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    Image of Tony C Tony C
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    [www.ifixit.com]
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/17/09

    @Tony C: ha ufixit ifixit!
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    Image of Tony C Tony C
    02/17/09

    In reply to The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted
    I already know their URL, but your iFixit link goes back to Giz on the front page and is screwed up even worse on the full posting.
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    02/17/09

    @Tony C: Thanks, fixed.
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