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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by enraged_camel on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:55AM (#19554741)
Yes. I continue to hope they make a slightly thicker Macbook with a battery that lasts twice as much (~20-24 hours). I'd buy it in an instant, since it would mean I don't have to carry the charger with me everywhere I go.
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @11:39AM (#19555279)
I still hope they'll put the pro back into Macbook Pro - larger form factor, bigger battery, bigger screen, more key travel for heavy typing, etc.
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by frosted-flakes on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @11:46AM (#19555375)
Isn't the limiting factor the max battery size that is allowed to be brought on an airplane? Nobody wants a laptop that can't come on the plane with them.
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @12:18PM (#19555752)
100 watt-hour limit on batteries, you must ask for permission to fly with anything larger and if it isn't installed in a device / it's a spare it must be in checked baggage.

The 13" MBP has a 54Whr battery, the 15" an 83Whr battery.

https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/travelling-safely-batt...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/as...

https://www.apple.com/au/macbook-pro/specs/

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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by cmurf on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @01:03PM (#19556314)
U.S. DOT: Spares, max 2, are forbidden in checked baggage.

Lines 7-8: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/safe-travel/batteries

In your FAA document, page 2, line 3.

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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by abtinf on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @02:54PM (#19557416)
Note that, generally, batteries must be in carry-on baggage, not checked.
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by nicoburns on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @11:48AM (#19555397)
I believe the battery capacity is limited by restrictions on the size of batteries that you are allowed to take on flights.
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by punnerud on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:48PM (#19558921)
I love USB-C, you know you can use both the 19W and 29W charger on both the 13” and 15” MacBook?
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by 6t6t6t6 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @07:35PM (#19559587)
Carrying a charger in your backpack is worse than having a laptop that weighs 500g more?
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Re:The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks by addicted on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:19PM (#19560274)
The weight is likely a wash. Its 2 different items so more opportunities for one being lost/broken. It’s easy to forget the charger. A charger is only useful if you have a place to charge. And finally, a charger means a cable sticking to an outlet, potentially out in public, which isn’t just more annoying than simply having the laptop, but increases the risk of damage.

I’m finding it hard to see a scenario where I would prefer a charger over a little additional weight on the laptop itself.

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