Apple Prices 17" MBP Battery Replacement

[JMcEntegart]

One of the biggest problems people have with the iPhone is that you can’t take out the battery, so it was no surprise to hear the “are you kidding me?” reaction when Phil Schiller told Mac fans at Macworld that the battery would be integrated...

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[vladtepes]

Nice move, now if you battery explodes you will be f..** up!!
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=297512

 

[curnel_D]

I've replaced two batteries on my laptop because of extensive use. So I dont like the sound of taking a notebook to a mac shop (extremely rare in my area) every time a battery looses it's charging capacity (Which will obviously be right after the warranty period. ). Then again, you'd sooner catch me making snow angels in the nude, broadcast over CNN before you'll catch me shelling out thousands of dollars for hardware barely worth a thousand.

 

[Guest]

the price of a battery replacement, is like the price of a whole mini-notebook !

 

[davidgbailey]

Personally, I think it's a great idea. I throw my laptop away every 2 years because I'm an asshole and I have money. Anyone that needs to keep a laptop long enough to replace the battery should get a better job ... or be the guy that plugs his laptop in at Starbucks. "Excuse me, is there an outlet in here I can use, I stink, someone punch me and pour hot coffee down my pants."

 

[curnel_D]

[citation][nom]DavidGBailey[/nom]Personally, I think it's a great idea. I throw my laptop away every 2 years because I'm an asshole and I have money. Anyone that needs to keep a laptop long enough to replace the battery should get a better job ... or be the guy that plugs his laptop in at Starbucks. "Excuse me, is there an outlet in here I can use, I stink, someone punch me and pour hot coffee down my pants."[/citation]
I built my laptop three years ago, and it still performs better than anything reasonably priced today. I also use the hell out of it day to day, since it's the only usable tool I have when doing things out of the office. But then again, I'm more apt to take your attitude more as douchebaggery than seriousness.

 

[Guest]

Just as I predicted... $225-250 after shipping, box, expedited delivery.

Dumb, dumb, dumb idea... geared only at milking the i-tard crowd.


FYI - laptop batt's contain $70 - 100 worth of cells... the rest is markup for their proprietary plastic shapes.

 

[curnel_D]

[citation][nom]Pokester[/nom]Just as I predicted... $225-250 after shipping, box, expedited delivery.Dumb, dumb, dumb idea... geared only at milking the i-tard crowd.FYI - laptop batt's contain $70 - 100 worth of cells... the rest is markup for their proprietary plastic shapes.[/citation]
Not even that much. If you buy through a good distro or in bulk from factory, a normal 12 cell battery (Which is generally 2-3 times more cells than most laptops have) cost me around 45-60 bucks.

 

[mrwonderful1961]

Um... I'm pretty sure that Apple is manufacturing their own battery in-house for the MBP (and it's rectangular to maximize efficiency of space.)