That's wild, I have 3 laptops right now, one purchased in 2001 (dell latitude), one in 2003 (dell inspiron) and a macbook pro from 2006 and all work perfectly -

That's wild, I have 3 laptops right now, one purchased in 2001 (dell latitude), one in 2003 (dell inspiron) and a macbook pro from 2006 and all work perfectly -- all with dead batteries. I still use them. One for my home theater, one for monitoring web sites, and one to type this comment. I'm not saying this to be mean or anything, but I think your stuff could last longer or you could fix them. One time, the inspiron died on me. I called dell and they said i had to send it back for a new mobo at $500. I said, "No way!" and opened it up. Turns out, it was just a loose connection on the power panel! Fixed it for free and saved a little piece of the planet in the process. One thing we agree on is that we've been doing it wrong for many years. The wrong is disposable. The wrong is not repairing things. The wrong is filling up landfills. Apple, with these battery decisions, is exacerbating the problems caused by the wrongs we have been doing for years. Regarding the razor issue, you're right -- not the best example of sustainability, but it was a gift and it was a decade ago before I realized I have an impact on the planet. I no longer shave every day and I use a $19 trimmer once a week (sometimes month or quarter) -- traditional razors just won't cut it (pun intended) after that much growth and I leave a 5 o'clock -- better for the skin and I don't waste shaving cream. When I run across a strop, I'm going to start using my great granddad's straight razor.