Using commonly available tools, the MacBook Air's battery can be removed and replaced in just three minutes!
AppleInsider is reporting that replacing the MacBook Air's "non-user-replaceable" battery can be done in just three minutes with only a single size 0 philips-type screwdriver.
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Due to its ultra-thin profile, Apple's new MacBook Air was designed with an integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery that is not user-replaceable. Though this has caused some initial concern amongst potential adopters, AppleInsider has learned that the replacement process is quite trivial.
According to people familiar with the new-generation notebook, there are no special tools or knowledge required to swap out the MacBook Air's battery, which Apple has billed its "thinnest ever" in a product. Instead, the process requires a single size-0 type philips screwdriver and some diligence.
Once flipped upside down, the MacBook Air's bottom cover is easily unscrewed and removed, providing immediate access to the battery cavity. From there, the battery can be unscrewed from the chassis with the same screwdriver and unplugged from the circuit board with a simple tug -- it's not soldered to the board.
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Apple is reportedly planning some sort of battery replacement program/service for batteries on out of warranty Airs (reported cost $129), but if it's this simple, they may not have many takers, assuming that batteries become available (as they always seem to do).
What do y'all think? Does this change anyone's opinion of the Air? Have they learned from their iPod experience, perhaps?
Original Source (via MacDailyNews)