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A comment on 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program. Parent comment

Re:13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement P... by falcolas on Saturday April 21, 2018 @09:53AM (#16891419)
LiPo Batteries expand because they're being charged/discharged incorrectly. Batteries burn because they're being charged/discharged incorrectly.

"poses no safety risk" is a fairly high standard when discussing incorrect battery management.

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Re:13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement P... by madeofpalk on Saturday April 21, 2018 @01:56PM (#16892412)
And after the whole exploding Samsung Galaxy Note thing, and Apple’s extremely high status, I doubt they’re taking chances here when making such a claim.
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