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That's what I was thinking -- which is why I'm guessing there's no extra battery. Also, it presents a conundrum when flying. Would the TSA consider it to be tw
by slantyyz 10y ago
That's what I was thinking -- which is why I'm guessing there's no extra battery.
Also, it presents a conundrum when flying. Would the TSA consider it to be two batteries or one when it comes to the 100Wh limit?
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoIt's screwed together, so probably one unit. According to Anandtech, the screws that normally hold up the bottom plate of the laptop are removed (though there's no need to disassemble the device entirely) and this would then include longer screws to hold the assembly together. As far as charging goes, my Asus Transformer tablet has a potentially similar charge mechanism. The tablet plugs into the keyboard base using the charge port, and then plugging the charger into the keyboard base charges both the tablet and the keyboard. It uses the keyboard base battery before using the tablet battery. You'd just charge this unit only; no complicated charge information software necessary. If it's plugged in, charge it and the Macbook, if it's not, charge the Macbook with the onboard battery, or if it's discharged, stop charging and use the Macbook battery. I imagine that removal of the bridge dongle would help convince the TSA that it's two batteries.
- slantyyz 10y ago>> If it's plugged in, charge it and the Macbook The thing is there's only one USB-C port (based on the marketing photos, which is all I have to go by), so it can't be "plugged in" except when the bridge is unplugged.