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> But instead manufacturers of laptops, phones, and tablets are putting in substandard batteries to help ensure you come back in a few years for a new one. whi
by sigstoat 7y ago
> But instead manufacturers of laptops, phones, and tablets are putting in substandard batteries to help ensure you come back in a few years for a new one.
which manufacturer is it they're buying from that's substandard, who should they be buying from, and how are those "standard" companies the standard when they have to be making a tiny slice of the batteries on the planet if they're not used in laptops, phones or tablets? in fact, what device would i find one of their standard-quality batteries in?
- sliken 7y agoApple for instance, although their battery replacement program helps. Their macbook air and other very thin laptops have very hard to replace batteries. Not to mention the apple problems (keyboards and flexgate/stage light most recently). Is it worth 3 generations of keyboard problems for some tiny saved amount of thickness? Google Pixel phones, slate, and pixel book are similarly hard. Dell and Lenovo are mixed, some of the thin ones are hard to work on, some of the thicker ones are great, modular, and easy to work on.
- sigstoat 7y agoyou addressed none of my questions.