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I don't expect to be able to pop a switch, but there is a difference between integrating the battery with the chassis and gluing the battery, keyboard and logic
by consto 11y ago
I don't expect to be able to pop a switch, but there is a difference between integrating the battery with the chassis and gluing the battery, keyboard and logic board together in a way that makes the laptop extremely difficult to service.
From what I can tell, to replace the battery on my year old lenovo ultrabook, you need to remove 16 easily accessible cross screws and disconnect a single ribbon cable. That shouldn't take more than 5 minutes. I guess there could be glue hiding under there.
Not to mention it continues to last up to 10 hours on a single charge.
- rasz_pl 11y agoIt is not difficult to service .. by a service person. It is simply not user serviceable.
- dkonofalski 11y agoExcept that even that's not true. You can service it yourself for pretty cheap by getting a kit from iFixIt. It's just that you need a Torx screwdriver (which comes in the kit). It's absolutely user-serviceable if you have the right tools.
- rasz_pl 11y agoAbsolutely NOT. You will hear same thing about iphone battery replacement - just get iFixit kit and diy. What happens is people dont know how to work with glue and try to pry it open ripping 0201 parts off the boards edge.