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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by venomsnake on Thursday July 14, 2016 @01:58AM (#12091929)
The two are not mutually exclusive. I don't think gluing everything together is purely engineering decision.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by Ralfp on Thursday July 14, 2016 @07:17AM (#12092877)
Glue allows them to attach battery to the body. Macbook's battery is not single piece, rather is few batteries connected with each other shaped in a ways that allow them to fill all empty space within the body.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by waterphone on Thursday July 14, 2016 @09:07AM (#12093378)
Some other current models achieve this in a different manner, with a molded cage that holds the individual batteries in place throughout the body but can be removed.
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