17" Unibody MacBook Pro with Non-Removable Extended-Life Battery

MacRumors · Jan 4, 2009, 12:06 AM

9to5Mac reports that Apple will be finally be releasing a unibody 17" MacBook Pro at Macworld, but with an interesting twist. According to the rumor site, the new laptop will have a super slim non-removable battery. The advantage of the new design will be a more extended run time than current models.

Quote:

The news is that Apple is making a super slim battery pack for the 17 inch MacBook Pros that will last much longer than current models. Additionally, you won't be able to remove said battery pack. It will be inside the machine, just like iPods and iPhones.

We at MacRumors feel confident that this rumor is likely accurate, as we have heard similar independent whispers.

9to5 also expects that the 13" plastic MacBook will be phased out which may bring the low-end aluminum model closer to $1000.

Article Link: 17" Unibody MacBook Pro with Non-Removable Extended-Life Battery

djinn · Jan 4, 2009, 12:07 AM

Apple keeps on getting lamer and lamer.. shame shame.

SBik2 · Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM

unless they can make the 17 inch even slimmer.. i dont think they will make the battery non removable. it would be dumb.

jessica. · Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM

Seriously, I don't see this as being a laptop event. Also a 17" PRO machine where the battery can't be easily changed? Doubtful!

Chandler Adaway · Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM

I hope the 2.4ghz doesn't go to much cheaper, or I'm going to be mad.

Mine is still in transit from the warehouse.

Ah well.
I'm excited for Mac World. Can't wait!

StealthRider · Jan 4, 2009, 12:09 AM

Apparently Apple never gets tired of bad press for silly form-over-function design choices...

bloogersnigen · Jan 4, 2009, 12:10 AM

Take out the optical drive, put in a second hard drive bay, and up the max ram to 8 gb.

basesloaded190 · Jan 4, 2009, 12:11 AM

Man that is a terrible idea! why on earth would they want to do that?

NC MacGuy · Jan 4, 2009, 12:12 AM

Yaaawwwn. Perfect lack o worthy news to help put me to sleep.

puckhead193 · Jan 4, 2009, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NC MacGuy

Yaaawwwn. Perfect lack o worthy news to help put me to sleep.

g'night..

i guess it depends on how much longer it lasts. If it lasts twice as long then i could see it b/c you won't have to carry around a second battery. But if its a marginal increase them its lame and pointless.

QCassidy352 · Jan 4, 2009, 12:13 AM

bad idea... professionals are the most likely users of a 17" notebook, and they likes them some options...

salvatorereda · Jan 4, 2009, 12:13 AM

its such a bad idea, i am sure its a fake rumor

If it is true, then Steve Jobs is no longer at Apple anymore, which really could be true

http://www.salvatorereda.com

Dudeman486 · Jan 4, 2009, 12:14 AM

it's plausible, seeing as the macbook air doesnt have a removable battery.

but why put it on ONLY the 17incher and none of the others...

i call bs

ChrisN · Jan 4, 2009, 12:14 AM

I hope apple does not do this! Why do they keep making non removable batteries, I think mobile pro users have several batteries on hand but then again I don't know b/c I'm not a 17" pro user.

ChrisN

darijoe · Jan 4, 2009, 12:15 AM

Doesn't sound like a likely possibility to me, but although it would be a minus to have a battery that's non-replacable, the plus of it being a much longer lasting battery outweighs the minus. I don't know whether to rate it positive or negative. Aaah!

dornoforpyros · 12:15 PM

considering that I'm on my 3rd MBP battery in just over two years I can say I certainly would not buy a MBP with a fixed battery.

rick3000 · 12:48 AM

This "rumor" doesn't sound so bad to me. An internal battery would not be a problem if the battery life was longer than the current batteries If it was twice as long it would be great.
But I think they battery needs to be user replaceable (no harder than adding ram) to get people to accept an internal battery.

lifeinhd · Jan 4, 2009, 12:20 AM

Oh, they'd better not! I'd rather have a removable battery than a larger capacity one... or even better, two batteries in at the same time, so I don't have to shut down the machine to swap batteries.

queshy · Jan 4, 2009, 12:20 AM

Weird. That's certainly a first - 17" notebook with non-removable battery.

azdude · Jan 4, 2009, 12:21 AM

I can envision a variation on this rumor to be true: CTO options.

Standard 17" MBP comes as they usually do:
- Optical drive
- 1 HDD
- Removeable battery

CTO MBP can remove the optical drive in lieu of an additional internal battery or a second hard drive. With a second battery installed, you'd double your life AND enable live hot-swapping of the easily-accessible battery.

This would make total sense for the high-end machine, and would also jive with the current rumors for how the next Mac Mini will be able to be configured without an optical drive.

Lucbert · Jan 4, 2009, 12:23 AM

No Way! I was waiting for the 17'' model to be released, but I'm definitely not going to buy notebook that has no removable battery.
What's wrong with Apple? A lot of people demanded a removable battery in the iPhone but instead of giving us that they built notebooks that do not have a removable battery either? Lame!

QuarterSwede · Jan 4, 2009, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudeman486

it's plausible, seeing as the macbook air doesnt have a removable battery.

but why put it on ONLY the 17incher and none of the others...

i call bs

Same thought I had. Why have a removable batt with nicely engineered latches on the MB and 15" MBP then? There's little doubt that the 17" will finally be unibody but the battery bit ... I smells me some bs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dornoforpyros

considering that I'm on my 3rd MBP battery in just over years I can say I certainly would not [buy] a MBP with a fix[ed] battery.

You may not but the arguement for that doesn't fly as Apple has already stated that they'll replace the MacBook Air's batteries for $129 with free installation. I would expect them to make a similar statement IF this is true (which I highly doubt).

iTucci · Jan 4, 2009, 12:24 AM

This sounds like 17" MacBook Air, and if it is, I want one very much. I don't need optical drive nor many ports, but need light weight and large screen.

Lucbert · Jan 4, 2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azdude

I can envision a variation on this rumor to be true: CTO options.

Standard 17" MBP comes as they usually do:
- Optical drive
- 1 HDD
- Removeable battery

CTO MBP can remove the optical drive in lieu of an additional internal battery or a second hard drive. With a second battery installed, you'd double your life AND enable live hot-swapping of the easily-accessible battery.

This would make total sense for the high-end machine, and would also jive with the current rumors for how the next Mac Mini will be able to be configured without an optical drive.

I highly doubt that, even-thought it sounds more than good.

ziggyonice · Jan 4, 2009, 12:24 AM

I think this could be a pretty good idea actually -- imagine if you could get, say eight hours out of one battery charge. And this is on a 17-inch!

Personally, I'm on a 15". But you know how often I carry extra batteries with me? Never. And besides, why would I need an extra battery when I've got the life of two in one?

Jan 4, 2009, 12:07 AM	#2
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Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM	#3
SBik2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sanger..CA..In front of my macbook or iPhone	unless they can make the 17 inch even slimmer.. i dont think they will make the battery non removable. it would be dumb. __________________ My twitter..follow me

Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM	#4
jessica. macrumors Demi-Goddess Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NC	Seriously, I don't see this as being a laptop event. Also a 17" PRO machine where the battery can't be easily changed? Doubtful! __________________ persona non grata

Jan 4, 2009, 12:08 AM	#5
Chandler Adaway macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Beaumont, TX	I hope the 2.4ghz doesn't go to much cheaper, or I'm going to be mad. Mine is still in transit from the warehouse. Ah well. I'm excited for Mac World. Can't wait! __________________ 2.4 Alu Macbook 16gb iPod Touch Nikon D40 gallery

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Jan 4, 2009, 12:10 AM	#7
bloogersnigen macrumors regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wherever the water flows	Take out the optical drive, put in a second hard drive bay, and up the max ram to 8 gb. __________________ On a river near you since 1991

Jan 4, 2009, 12:11 AM	#8
basesloaded190 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wisconsin	Man that is a terrible idea! why on earth would they want to do that? __________________ Macbook 2.16 120GB 2GB Ram; Ipod Touch 16GB; Etymotic ER-4p; Iphone 3GS 32GB Twitter

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NC MacGuy macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: YMCA	Yaaawwwn. Perfect lack o worthy news to help put me to sleep. __________________ *"I'm Larry David, I happen to enjoy wearing women's panties"*

Jan 4, 2009, 12:13 AM	#11
QCassidy352 Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	bad idea... professionals are the most likely users of a 17" notebook, and they likes them some options... __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"

Jan 4, 2009, 12:13 AM	#12
salvatorereda macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	Sure its such a bad idea, i am sure its a fake rumor If it is true, then Steve Jobs is no longer at Apple anymore, which really could be true http://www.salvatorereda.com

Jan 4, 2009, 12:14 AM	#13
Dudeman486 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008	it's plausible, seeing as the macbook air doesnt have a removable battery. but why put it on ONLY the 17incher and none of the others... i call bs __________________ White MB 2.16 c2d; Ipod Video 30gb; Ipod Mini 4gb; Ipod Shuffle 1gb

Jan 4, 2009, 12:14 AM	#14
ChrisN macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Demarest, NJ	I hope apple does not do this! Why do they keep making non removable batteries, I think mobile pro users have several batteries on hand but then again I don't know b/c I'm not a 17" pro user. ChrisN __________________ 24" iMac Alu 2.8GHz, 13" MacBook White 2.0GHz, 8Gb iPhone 1st gen day 1, 8Gb iPhone 3G, 8GB iPod Nano 4G Orange.

Jan 4, 2009, 12:15 AM	#15
darijoe macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Doesn't sound like a likely possibility to me, but although it would be a minus to have a battery that's non-replacable, the plus of it being a much longer lasting battery outweighs the minus. I don't know whether to rate it positive or negative. Aaah! __________________ Byte into an Apple  iPod touch 1st gen 32GB (Apr 2008) Apple TV 160GB (Nov 2008) Aluminium MacBook Late 2008 2.4GHz 250GB HDD 2GB RAM (Apr 2009)

Jan 4, 2009, 12:15 AM	#16
dornoforpyros macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB	considering that I'm on my 3rd MBP battery in just over two years I can say I certainly would not buy a MBP with a fixed battery. __________________ www.JasonDorn.com \| this looked better on paper Last edited by dornoforpyros : Jan 4, 2009 at 12:15 PM.

Jan 4, 2009, 12:19 AM	#17
rick3000 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Coast	This "rumor" doesn't sound so bad to me. An internal battery would not be a problem if the battery life was longer than the current batteries If it was twice as long it would be great. But I think they battery needs to be user replaceable (no harder than adding ram) to get people to accept an internal battery. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro 3.06GHz eMac 1GHz & iBook 1.2GHz Last edited by rick3000 : Jan 4, 2009 at 12:48 AM.

Jan 4, 2009, 12:20 AM	#18
lifeinhd macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	Oh, they'd better not! I'd rather have a removable battery than a larger capacity one... or even better, two batteries in at the same time, so I don't have to shut down the machine to swap batteries. __________________ I have a Mac and an iPod. What more do I need?

Jan 4, 2009, 12:20 AM	#19
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	Weird. That's certainly a first - 17" notebook with non-removable battery. __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

Jan 4, 2009, 12:21 AM	#20
azdude macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2003	I can envision a variation on this rumor to be true: CTO options. Standard 17" MBP comes as they usually do: - Optical drive - 1 HDD - Removeable battery CTO MBP can remove the optical drive in lieu of an additional internal battery or a second hard drive. With a second battery installed, you'd double your life AND enable live hot-swapping of the easily-accessible battery. This would make total sense for the high-end machine, and would also jive with the current rumors for how the next Mac Mini will be able to be configured without an optical drive. __________________ 30" ACD on Mac Pro 8x3.2 GHz / 32GB / 2x300GB VelociRaptor in RAID0 + 2x1.5 TB 15" Unibody MacBook Pro - 2.53GHz / 4GB / 320GB

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Lucbert macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008	No Way! I was waiting for the 17'' model to be released, but I'm definitely not going to buy notebook that has no removable battery. What's wrong with Apple? A lot of people demanded a removable battery in the iPhone but instead of giving us that they built notebooks that do not have a removable battery either? Lame!

Jan 4, 2009, 12:24 AM	#23
iTucci macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tokyo, Japan	This sounds like 17" MacBook Air, and if it is, I want one very much. I don't need optical drive nor many ports, but need light weight and large screen. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66 GHz + 2 x 23" Cinema HD Displays MacBook Air 1.6 GHz 80 GB HDD iPhone 3G, iPod Classic, Apple TV

Jan 4, 2009, 12:24 AM	#25
ziggyonice macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rural America	I think this could be a pretty good idea actually -- imagine if you could get, say eight hours out of one battery charge. And this is on a 17-inch! Personally, I'm on a 15". But you know how often I carry extra batteries with me? Never. And besides, why would I need an extra battery when I've got the life of two in one? __________________ I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father. MacBook Pro [First Generation] \| 2.16GHz \| 2GB RAM \| 120GB HD \| Mac OS X (10.6.1) iPhone 3G \| 16GB \| White

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