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Is it difficult to replace the battery in these new models? I changed the battery in my 2016-ish macbook air in about 5 minutes, and it looks like my 2018 macbo

Is it difficult to replace the battery in these new models? I changed the battery in my 2016-ish macbook air in about 5 minutes, and it looks like my 2018 macbook pro is the same design.

riffic 5y ago
iFixIt doesn't really agree with you about the MacBook Pro with the glued-in battery. The MacBook air however was ironically easier to fix: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Touch+Bar+2018+Battery+Replacement/122269 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Touch+Bar+2... https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2017+Battery+Replacement/135927 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2017+...
NotPractical 5y ago
It's extremely difficult (and risky) to replace the battery in any 2016+ MacBook Pro. In fact, it's so difficult, even Apple won't do it, so when you send a MBP in for a "battery replacement", they replace the entire top case instead of just the battery [1]. The Air models have different designs. As the other commenter pointed out, you're probably referring to the early 2017 Air, for which battery replacement is a breeze. The 2018+ Air has adhesive pull strips, making replacement relatively easy: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13%E2%80%9D+Retina+Display+Late+2018+Battery+Replacement/135301 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13%E2%80%9D+Retina+... If Apple hasn't switched to adhesive pull strips for these models, it's very disingenuous to advertise that they were "Designed with the earth in mind" like this website says. The battery is the only "consumable" component in the laptop, so it's completely unacceptable for it not to be designed for replacement. [1] https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/07/2018-macbook-air-battery-individually-replaceable/ https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/07/2018-macbook-air-batter... > the battery can be individually replaced in the new MacBook Air [...] In all other MacBook and MacBook Pro models with a Retina display released since 2012, when a customer has required a battery replacement, Apple has replaced the entire top case enclosure, including the keyboard and trackpad. This implies that (at least from 2016-2019) they were replacing the entire top case assembly in MBP.
- astrange 5y ago
  > The battery is the only "consumable" component in the laptop, so it's completely unacceptable for it not to be designed for replacement. Unfortunately, SSDs don't last forever either.

Is it difficult to replace the battery in these new models? I changed the battery in my 2016-ish macbook air in about 5 minutes, and it looks like my 2018 macbook pro is the same design.

riffic 5y ago

iFixIt doesn't really agree with you about the MacBook Pro with the glued-in battery. The MacBook air however was ironically easier to fix: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Touch+Bar+2018+Battery+Replacement/122269 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Touch+Bar+2... https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2017+Battery+Replacement/135927 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Early+2017+...

NotPractical 5y ago

It's extremely difficult (and risky) to replace the battery in any 2016+ MacBook Pro. In fact, it's so difficult, even Apple won't do it, so when you send a MBP in for a "battery replacement", they replace the entire top case instead of just the battery [1]. The Air models have different designs. As the other commenter pointed out, you're probably referring to the early 2017 Air, for which battery replacement is a breeze. The 2018+ Air has adhesive pull strips, making replacement relatively easy: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13%E2%80%9D+Retina+Display+Late+2018+Battery+Replacement/135301 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13%E2%80%9D+Retina+... If Apple hasn't switched to adhesive pull strips for these models, it's very disingenuous to advertise that they were "Designed with the earth in mind" like this website says. The battery is the only "consumable" component in the laptop, so it's completely unacceptable for it not to be designed for replacement. [1] https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/07/2018-macbook-air-battery-individually-replaceable/ https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/07/2018-macbook-air-batter... > the battery can be individually replaced in the new MacBook Air [...] In all other MacBook and MacBook Pro models with a Retina display released since 2012, when a customer has required a battery replacement, Apple has replaced the entire top case enclosure, including the keyboard and trackpad. This implies that (at least from 2016-2019) they were replacing the entire top case assembly in MBP.

astrange 5y ago
> The battery is the only "consumable" component in the laptop, so it's completely unacceptable for it not to be designed for replacement. Unfortunately, SSDs don't last forever either.