According to the keynote, making it non-removable was the trade-off for the 8 hour battery life.
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Jessica - Jan 06, 2009 10:13:05 am PST #8623 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
le nubian - Jan 06, 2009 10:27:32 am PST #8624 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah, how long will it remain 8-hours?
NoiseDesign - Jan 06, 2009 10:55:20 am PST #8625 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
So, why does Apple think it is a good concept to have a non-removable battery? Does anyone have information about this?
I'm a pretty serious power user, I've owned easily a dozen Mac Laptops, from the 145b up to my current. I have only had spare batteries on the very earliest models. On the past half a dozen machines I've never removed the battery. I suspect that my behavior is close to the norm for most users. The removable battery seems like a nice thing, but most people never ever use it.
NoiseDesign - Jan 06, 2009 10:56:55 am PST #8626 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Also, those bastards want me to pay an additional $50 for a matte display. Either way I'll probably be preordering shortly.
Kevin - Jan 06, 2009 10:57:09 am PST #8627 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Am loving iTunes going DRM-free.
omnis_audis - Jan 06, 2009 10:57:12 am PST #8628 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I foresee a gizmo that has a maglock connection, and a rechargeable battery brick to it.
megan walker - Jan 06, 2009 11:19:43 am PST #8629 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Am loving iTunes going DRM-free.
I assume that doesn't apply to what one has already purchased, or does it?
brenda m - Jan 06, 2009 11:29:15 am PST #8630 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The removable battery seems like a nice thing, but most people never ever use it.
I would say that 90% of the times I've removed the battery from my laptops it's been to crash it when it's frozen or otherwise fucked. I understand that that's not such an issue for the Mac users among us. But never?
Kevin - Jan 06, 2009 11:36:57 am PST #8631 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
brenda, holding down the power button on a laptop for about 5-10 seconds kills the power completely, so you shouldn't need to take the battery out. Of course, I'm open to corrections.
megan, nah. Apparently for a small charge you can redownload the songs with DRM removed.
Calli - Jan 06, 2009 11:51:00 am PST #8632 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've had my current iBook for 9 years now, and I don't think I've ever taken the battery out. The computer's getting a tad wonky now, but after 9 years of steady use and abuse I'm amazed it still turns on.