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Re:MacBook Owners' Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit Gets Class Act... by InvaderFizz on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @01:29AM (#26551442)
> Dell won't sell me a battery and their batteries have DRM so you can't use a 3rd party unit.

Are you sure you can't use a third party battery? Plenty of hits on Amazon for Chinese branded ones.

I replaced a XPS 9570 battery with a Chinese one a few months ago, seems fine to me.

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Re:MacBook Owners' Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit Gets Class Act... by 650REDHAIR on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @03:19AM (#26631977)
Missed this previously, sorry!

Yes. I've tried flashing older BIOS versions. Multiple new chargers. I've tried 5 different batteries from Amazon and eBay. 2 have worked for a hot minute before failing to be recognized. I've popped in the swollen battery to test to make sure something else wasn't working and the swollen battery stays recognized.

Reading Reddit/talking to others in similar positions it's hit or miss whether the specific machine will work. I can't find a pattern with BIOS version, model, dates, etc. To date I've probably spent 30 hours troubleshooting and I've given up :(

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