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by sschueller 125 days ago
It is doable and with all the amazing achievements this is the thing that is too hard to get working? Also all new foldables are not water proof (yet).

Your MacBook isn't water proof either yet the battery is also permanently glued in. Why?
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stefanfisk 125 days ago
MacBook batteries have not been permanently glued in for quite some time. Replacement requires some disassembly but is perfectly doable for most techies.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Late+2020+B...

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sschueller 125 days ago
You have remove screws and be careful not to damage anything. Easy for you and me but not for the layman.

Sorry but why do we have to accept mediocre as acceptable these days? My old laptop had hot-swapable batteries.

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stefanfisk 124 days ago
Personally I prefer the current solution to adding weight and size.

I can’t remember my battery draining below 50% since I bought my M5 a while back. 10+ years ago I agree that the needs were different but these days needing swappable batteries seems like a very minor niche IMHO.

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