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#51 2008-01-25 4:36 am
Re: MacBook Air: is the battery really an issue?
Alien wrote:
As I've said before when the Cube analogy was made, the "issues" with the Air are, IMO, mostly perceived issues, not real ones. I'd guesstimate that 90-99% of laptop users never swap batteries, so they might as well be built into the case.
However, when faced with a purchase decision, the non-swappable battery will seem like a great disadvantage for the MacBook Air.
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When Mom & Dad bought their Dell laptop a few years ago, they got the spare battery. They have not used it once.
They wish they had not bought the battery but instead got a second full wattage charger (the travel charger they got is lower wattage - and doesn't charge the battery very well if using the laptop).
They have since purchased a second full wattage charger.
There have been a few times when I have wanted a spare battery for my thinkpad - but I sometimes use it a coffee shop that is shy on power outlets, and being an older laptop, I only get about 2 hours with the 802.11g going.
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#52 2008-01-25 8:53 pm
- toadkiller
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Re: MacBook Air: is the battery really an issue?
I actually read on a different site (probably macrumors) that the design appears to have been based on strength issues. By keeping the back one piece it increases the strength.
Sounds feasible.
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