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Re:The new MacBook by shirro on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:55PM (#9173998)
Before I got a Mac my first child knocked my old laptop over and the power cord ripped the power socket apart. I will not buy anything other than a child proof power connector. Sadly, nobody makes a serviceable laptop with one with easily replaceable/upgradeable battery, RAM and HDD anymore so I am using my old MBP until it dies.

I understand there is a market for these paper thin, disposable machines but Apple has lost the sensible buyer who wants a solid upgradable dev machine.

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Re:The new MacBook by dredmorbius on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @11:43AM (#9178315)
Seems that an aftermarket adapter incorporating a MagSafe-like feature should work:

    ===<cord>==E |magsafe| =E laptop
You're moving the disconnect point outside the laptop, but (in theory) could provide the capability to _any_ device.
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Re:The new MacBook by _xander on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @02:29PM (#9185820)
That's a good idea but I think MagSafe is patent protected so it'd have to be 1st party.
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Re:The new MacBook by dredmorbius on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @04:12PM (#9186824)
Depends on the specifics of the patent.
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Re:The new MacBook by gcr on Monday March 09, 2015 @09:16PM (#9175346)
Lenovo makes (well, made) a Thinkpad t430u, an ultrabook with a detatchable plate on the bottom. I think you can remove the battery, HD, and RAM. It opens with a latch -- no screws needed.

Video (sorry for linking to a Lenovo advertisement): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTZ7u5YNXV0&t=60

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Re:The new MacBook by sandGorgon on Monday March 09, 2015 @11:28PM (#9175838)
Thinkpad - I have a T430S (runs about 350$ aftermarket now). Upgradable CPU, RAM, HDD (I run SSD+HDD.. and still have space for an M2 SSD).

Great build, keyboard that perhaps beats the macbook

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