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oybngtoday at 6:20 PM7 repliesview on HN

Just 20 steps and 18 screws to replace a battery, easy!


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tpmoneytoday at 7:14 PM

The guy in the linked video up thread tore the whole computer down in 6 minutes. I'm pretty sure most people can manage to find 12 minutes out of their life every 5 years to replace the battery if they want. But if that is too arduous, you can pay Apple to do it for you for a mere $149, with the battery included in that price. Given that a comparable battery from iFixit will cost you $80-$100, that's just ~$50 to have someone save you the hassle of having to remove 18 screws from your laptop every 5 years.

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wvenabletoday at 7:52 PM

Probably could get the battery directly without all the other disassembly steps...

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SoKamiltoday at 6:33 PM

But no adhesive under the battery. That’s huge.

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charcircuittoday at 7:19 PM

The MacBook Neo has a rechargeable battery. By the time the battery goes bad from too many charge cycles people will want to upgrade to a newer one.

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Clamchoptoday at 6:49 PM

I mean, yes, it is easy. No adhesive and just a couple of clips on the case. You could replace the battery in 20 minutes with little anxiety that you're going to cause damage getting to it.

crooked-vtoday at 6:41 PM

As it turns out, once battery life hits a certain baseline, people prefer devices where the battery is harder to replace but larger over devices where the battery is hot-swappable but smaller.

throw737458t8t8today at 6:55 PM

And xray, microscope and soldering station to replace ssd.