The discussion has strayed a bit from the original subject (which was the brand new 1/2 thick MacBook Air). The battery issue goes way beyond not being user replaceable. It uses a new technology of thin "tiered" batteries which make the maximum use of the curved cavities of the MacBook. From an engineering standpoint is is brilliant. But like most first generation technologies, it is also unproven. Even if you could pay someone to replace the batteries, there needs to be a stockpile of replacement batteries from which to draw. If they are made specific to a particular model's cavity, how plentiful do you think those spare parts are going to be.
As I said, this is not an exclusively Apple problem. We have a business laptop made by Dell that has the exactly the same problem. Replacement batteries are no longer available, and this is a high end laptop that is less than 2 years old and not using some totally individually shaped battery like the new MacBook Air. Toss it and buy a new model. I'm surprised that no hardware company has yet adopted the Adobe CC subscription model. Instead of paying $700 for photoshop, you pay $9.99 a month for the rest of your life. There is a number at which this makes sense for hardware manufacturers also. As long as they lock you into their brand... you pay so much a month and you get the latest hardware every so many months. Imagine if Adobe buys a company like Dell (or vice versa). They can create bundles of Creative Cloud and the hardware to run it on for one low-low monthly "subscription" amount. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. <ocw...@att.net> wrote: > Have this set. Agree. Real handy... > > Otis > > On 3/24/2015 8:23 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 24/3/15, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Ah yes, BUT: "Tri-Wing" screwdrivers. For some ridiculous reason. >> >> Everyone on this list **needs** one of these...... >> >> <https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/54-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-022-1> >> >> Best value I've come across and top quality tools. SUPERB. >> >> European link: >> >> <http://eustore.ifixit.com/en/Tools/Toolkits/54-Bit-Driver-Kit-Standard- >> Case.html> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
