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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by cletus on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:26PM (#29016278)
Yeah I agree this wasn't a binary switch.

Pure speculation: the forcing function for the big changes in the latest models was the M1. That forced a redesign of probably the entire unit anyway (eg different thermals, chipsets, power requirements, etc). Prior to that the path of least resistance was incremental changes and fixes.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by Toutouxc on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:54PM (#29017493)
> forced a redesign of probably the entire unit

Both laptops (Air and 13" Pro) that the M1 launched in kept their previous designs. So the switch from Intel to Apple Silicon itself wasn't the cause. The switch from M1 to M1 Pro and Max, maybe. But even the previous Intel machines had some serious TDP (and thermal issues), and even that wasn't enough to justify a redesign.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by fragmede on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:31PM (#29017179)
Where do the 2021 Macbok Pro Intel models fit in?
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by danaris on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:43PM (#29017341)
What 2021 MacBook Pro Intel models?

As far as I'm aware, the last Intel MBPs were released in 2020, and simply continued the 2019 design language.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by Toutouxc on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:55PM (#29017512)
The 13" Pro was updated to M1 together with the Air.
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by danaris on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @03:33PM (#29017994)
Sorry, still confused. That happened in Nov 2020 (so it's not a 2021 model), and it's an M1 (so not an Intel model)...so what 2021 Intel MBP is being referred to?
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