Re:Apple fans are coming to hate Apple software
by slantyyz on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @01:43AM
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>> I've replaced a battery once on my 2012 MacBook Pro
If you've got the unibody (2012 was the last year), it's got an end-user replaceable battery. You can buy a third party battery from Amazon, MacSales etc and swap it pretty easily.
The experience is not quite so convenient with newer models.
Re:Apple fans are coming to hate Apple software
by ksubedi on Monday February 08, 2016 @06:25PM
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Yeah saw that you could do it at the apple store, but it is $200 to replace. And if your computer has other damage like a bit of dent or if you replaced the display etc with aftermarket one, or if there are even tiny signs of liquid damage, they straight up refuse service.
Re:Apple fans are coming to hate Apple software
by to3m on Monday February 08, 2016 @06:05PM
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The retina ones are $199 in the USA: https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=Unite...
Just take it into an Apple Store and pay the $129 to replace it. I've replaced a battery once on my 2012 MacBook Pro so would not consider this to be a reason to pick one platform over another.
> aftermarket storage upgrade option
I agree this sucks. But personally I am happy for Apple to focus on I/O performance at any cost even if it means no aftermarket upgrades. I just find that with so much being in the cloud and the size of USB drives increasing there hasn't been a need for a large internal storage drive.