I think it's great apple, but They should make an external battery that has a cord with a magcharger on the end... that would take away all these tears that I keep hearing
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So let's take a typical commuter scenario, the crowded train. Currently, it's click; slide; slide; click to replace the battery. With your li'l scheme we are clearing an extra space *somewhere* for an external battery pack (sure, we could run the battery pack inside an insulated case/backpack, but that's just going to give it an early death) and running a wire to it. Do I really want to be "that guy with the Mac who annoys everyone he's sitting next to by dangling bits everywhere and getting in people's way?" Oh, the train's stopped quickly, it's slipped onto the floor. Excuse me, can I just get that? It's my laptop thingy, I can't replace the battery. Let me just untangle that from your leg. It's a Macbook Pro, I'm sure you'll understand.
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Lets take this "typical commuter scenario" where you have this 5 hour batterie that you need to change???
Go ahead take it.
The vast majority of users will make it through this train ride BECAUSE of the battery.
I do not want a lesser computer because of this really really big typical problem of yours.
How LONG is this crowded train ride?????
You are really, really stretching the credulity of your problem. It would sit in the same pocket as your "extra battery", it could sit anywhere, even next to you on your seat or even in your bag, because you, know, it will probably take a month of the 5 year battery life.
Sheesh.
No, it is better that the battery lasts longer for the other 99.999999 that don't have you bizarre "typical" needs.
nah, of course not. you're right. 
Very cleverly put.
Is this in the morning or after a day working mobile? Let's see, typical commuter day: 1.5 hours on the train, 8 hours at work, 1.5 hours on the train. That's pretty much one new MBP battery on minimal load, counting for a couple of hours downtime, or - without problem - a couple of average batteries.
Actually, I'd probably have my bag on the shelf above me, so it wouldn't sit there. As for a cord dangling out from my laptop and into a box sitting next to me on a crowded train, are you having a laugh?
A quick glance through this forum suggests that my needs are not [wildly] atypical. A macpolls poll suggests [see previous arn post] about 10% have and use a second battery, to give the first vaguely non-anecdotal figure.
Consider "a day working mobile" - visiting customer sites / events / whatever. On a nice day, perhaps even doing some work in the park below the office. Not everyone is chained to the same desk 8/5. I'm sorry your workplace doesn't let you out much
.Thinking about the trains I often use, there are maybe 4 power sockets in each carriage in standard class and they're clearly marked "NOT FOR PUBLIC USE". They're installed underneath the emergency intercom system. Call me an altruistic fool, but I'm betting they're there for more important things than your or my laptops.
So what you're saying is that Apple looked at the people it already sells lots of equipment to - campus undergrads, mostly - and found that it's catering for their needs without their needing to buy extra stuff. Annoyed that its equipment might also be versatile enough to cater to other groups, it presses on with the same angry mantra Jobs has had since the mid '80s of reducing expandability (remember his attitude toward expansion slots in the original Mac?). Preserve 90% of your market and reduce the incentive to keep an existing machine as much as possible. It makes business sense if that's the game you want to play, but it does not impress enterprise, which is why there are so few Macs in enterprise.peterdevries said:
Consider "a day working mobile" - visiting customer sites / events / whatever. On a nice day, perhaps even doing some work in the park below the office. Not everyone is chained to the same desk 8/5. I'm sorry your workplace doesn't let you out much