[hx87]

> For whatever reason the majority of PC manufacturers just suck at making batteries

They just suck at making battery cooling systems (e.g. all-plastic cases) or neglect to include one altogether. If there is one thing those all-metal MacBooks are good at, it's dissipating heat.

[FussyZeus]

And I, someone who sets these up for a living did not know a battery needed to be cooled.

TIL. But yeah, that does explain why Macbooks' batteries hold up so well.