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		asdff on Oct 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery r... The vast majority of people are not comfortable opening their computer and mucking around the guts. In the old days Apple made this simple for their users: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Unibody+Model+A1278+Bat...

thirdsun on Oct 28, 2021 [–]

> The vast majority of people are not comfortable opening their computer and mucking around the guts.

That's why Apple offers to do it for them.

Sure, completely user-replacable would be ideal but such a battery design surely comes with other trade-offs and compromises.

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