Comment on Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo'
blitzen@lemmy.ca 5 days agoYou “apple haters” are just as dogmatic as fanboys, but you act superior because of it.
Don’t know where you’re getting either of those criticisms. You most certainly don’t need to replace the topcase when replacing the battery in any modern apple laptop, and the pairing of the LAS is for calibration purposes.
Insofar as there’s no ethical consumerism under capitalism, I agree. Is Apple better than most or as good as they say? Hardly. But don’t act like you’re some ethical tech warrior because you avoid Apple hardware.
Now, we can have a serious dissuasion about the questionable-to-downright-wrong decisions Apple (the business) is making, and I would think we are 100% aligned on that. I cannot wait until Cook is gone when maybe some sanity can return. Any criticisms of how they’re handling the App Store, their bending of the knee to Trump, and/or the sneaky upsells they’re including in the OS and default apps are fully shared.
HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Battery: discussions.apple.com/thread/256043979 Angle sensor has since been solved, apparently: hackaday.com/…/beating-apples-secret-lid-angle-se…
blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
That discussion is nothing more than a forum post, as much anecdotal as something posted to reddit. Whoever told him the top case had to be replaced is in error; the battery is glued to the top case, but with special adhesive that releases when pulled (like a strip of tape). iFixit calls this a “moderate” on it’s scale of difficulty.
It is glued, but designed to be replaced.
HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Depends on the device, I suppose, but incorrect for the m2 version at least, where you have to use adhecive remover: www.ifixit.com/Guide/…/156551. I wouldn’t go as far as to call this “difficult” as they did, but def. time-consuming.
Also, you can’t source just the battery from apple.
blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
That chassis hasn’t been for sale for 4 years, so judge repairability on what they sell now. And regardless of sourcing it from Apple or not, you can easily source the battery.