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Technology Stocks : Apple Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Done, gone. who wrote (85478)	9/27/2009 2:15:42 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

>>Yeah. Piece of cake. You remove the 13 Philips screws on the bottom cover, the three tri-wing security screws that hold the battery in place, and then remove the battery, thereby voiding your warranty. Or, you can give up some of your limited, precious breathing time on this earth, by driving to your nearest Apple store, and if the battery is over one year old, and you did not buy AppleCare, pay close to $200 to have it replaced. Quite easy indeed. Could not be easier. Oh, and prepare to rinse, lather and repeat. My present MacBook Pro is on battery number four. Let my fingers do the walking for all four of them. May not seem quite as easy as the new improved system to you, but hey, worked for me.<< D, G - LOL. Obviously, it's not the same as sliding a latch and popping the old battery out, then popping in a new one. My point is that the battery can be replaced, and having one that is no longer running at full capacity does not mean you have to trash the computer. Yes, there was a major tradeoff in going to the new battery design. But there are major rewards as well. This new battery can be replaced, but it will last far longer than the swappable batteries do. So you wouldn't need to buy four of them in three years. In fact, the battery should last around five years. It also lasts far longer on a single charge. Charges faster, too. Since most of us don't need to go more than 7 hours or so without having access to power, the present design works quite well. The trade-offs made sense for the vast majority of customers. Sadly, they do not work for you. - Allen