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I've just spent £97 to buy a replacement battery for my MBP which became useless after about 200 cycles, so 1000 cycles with 8 hours battery life instead of 2 h

by danw 18y ago

I've just spent £97 to buy a replacement battery for my MBP which became useless after about 200 cycles, so 1000 cycles with 8 hours battery life instead of 2 hours for a similar cost in swapping battery seems like a fair deal. So long as the swapping of the battery can be done over the counter whilst I wait.

sh1mmer 18y ago
That's exactly the point. Apple are catering to the vast majority of people rather than the smaller minority of power users. Even among power users those people who regularly hotswap must be pretty slim. I travel a fair amount for work and I have a second battery for my MBP which I almost never use. Airports mostly have somewhere to plug laptops in these days even if you aren't in the lounge. As long as people can easily have a dying battery replaced (especially one which last 1000 cycles) at a service center I can't imagine that many ruffled feathers. Worst case you can always get an external battery.