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The battery being a LiPo (lithium polymer) could be a concern (they are quite unstable and explode on contact with water) and IIRC are not allowed to be brought

The battery being a LiPo (lithium polymer) could be a concern (they are quite unstable and explode on contact with water) and IIRC are not allowed to be brought on planes. They can also be permanently damaged if you allow the voltage per cell to get too low and do not have a huge amount of recharge cycles.

carlob 12y ago
I couldn't find any indication that there is any difference in terms of regulations between lithium polymer and lithium ion batteries. Are you sure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery#Safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery#Safety http://www.airsafe.com/issues/baggage/batteries.htm http://www.airsafe.com/issues/baggage/batteries.htm
- digi_owl 12y ago
  Never underestimate the ability of manufacturers to screw up a perfectly good label...
FreakyT 12y ago
Macbook Pro laptops have been using LiPo batteries for at least the last few years[1], so this isn't anything new. I don't know of anyone being prevented from flying because of a MBP, so I doubt this will be a problem. [1] http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/recyclers-disagree-on-impact-of-glued-in-retina-macbook-pro-batteries/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/recyclers-disagree-on-i...
aselzer 12y ago
There are two types of "Lithium Polymer" batteries: > Originally, "lithium polymer" stood for a developing technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of the more common liquid electrolyte. > The second meaning appeared when some manufacturers started applying the "polymer" denomination to lithium-ion cells in pouch format. The first one (polymer bag around a lithium ion battery) is currently used in many devices, but the second (polymer electrolyte) is not commonly used and seems to be an active area of research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery The (common) Lithium Polymer batteries are, according to the Wikipedia page, as safe (or unsafe) as Lithium Ion batteries.

carlob 12y ago

I couldn't find any indication that there is any difference in terms of regulations between lithium polymer and lithium ion batteries. Are you sure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery#Safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery#Safety http://www.airsafe.com/issues/baggage/batteries.htm http://www.airsafe.com/issues/baggage/batteries.htm

digi_owl 12y ago
Never underestimate the ability of manufacturers to screw up a perfectly good label...

FreakyT 12y ago

Macbook Pro laptops have been using LiPo batteries for at least the last few years[1], so this isn't anything new. I don't know of anyone being prevented from flying because of a MBP, so I doubt this will be a problem. [1] http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/recyclers-disagree-on-impact-of-glued-in-retina-macbook-pro-batteries/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/recyclers-disagree-on-i...

aselzer 12y ago

There are two types of "Lithium Polymer" batteries: > Originally, "lithium polymer" stood for a developing technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of the more common liquid electrolyte. > The second meaning appeared when some manufacturers started applying the "polymer" denomination to lithium-ion cells in pouch format. The first one (polymer bag around a lithium ion battery) is currently used in many devices, but the second (polymer electrolyte) is not commonly used and seems to be an active area of research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery The (common) Lithium Polymer batteries are, according to the Wikipedia page, as safe (or unsafe) as Lithium Ion batteries.