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Just to clarify something that appears to be a common misconception - Apple doesn't ever replace the iPad battery, it just gives you a whole new iPad for $105.9

by j_b_f 17y ago

Just to clarify something that appears to be a common misconception - Apple doesn't ever replace the iPad battery, it just gives you a whole new iPad for $105.95: http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/service/battery/ http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/service/battery/ As a point of comparison, my Lenovo batteries that always seem to crap about a few years in cost about $100: http://www.newegg.com/Store/BrandSubCategory.aspx?Brand=10418&SubCategory=538&name=Lenovo-Batteries-AC-Adapters http://www.newegg.com/Store/BrandSubCategory.aspx?Brand=1041... So... that's a pretty great deal. And I think speaks to how comfortable they are with the battery longevity. Or how fat their margins are.

jonknee 17y ago
... They give you a newly refurbished iPad and then swap out the battery in yours, refurbish it (a new housing perhaps) and give it to someone else. It's not like they are chucking them out the back dock.
- j_b_f 17y ago
  In my experience Apple has pretty high quality refurb processes (replacing excessively scratches chassis, etc) - so while it might not be brand new you might end up with something better than what you started with. That said, given some of the probable porno use cases of the iPad...