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Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair... by Spooky23 on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @04:38PM (#32585419)
Modern flat lithium batteries are fairly hazardous and Apple is very conservative in their approach to handing them.

They never want a Samsung like situation where the airport announcer says “No MacBook Pro 14” on the plane”. Additionally, because it’s Apple, there would be a media shitstorm if that happened.

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Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair... by meragrin_ on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:34PM (#32586077)
They'll sell you just a "modern flat lithium battery" for one model but not another. It isn't about the hazardousness of the batteries.
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Re:IFixit: Self Repair Program makes M1 MacBooks less repair... by bioemerl on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @09:05PM (#32588045)
The Samsung situation was because they shipped batteries that exploded without being modified in any way. I don't think that's a fair comparison.
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