Apple Macbook Pro Mis-Steps

[Aboo]

I't's been like that since late 2008...

No - in late 2008 when the unibody 13" macbook and the 15" macbook pro were launched, both supported removable/swappable batteries. The first generation 17" unibody macbook pro (i.e. Early 2009) was the first unit to use Apple's new battery technology and it was the first of the unibodies to support an integrated non-user-removable battery. In Mid-2009, the 13" macbook pro was introduced (replacing the 13" unibody macbook) and it along with the 15" macbook pros were also updated to include the integrated battery.

 

[Aboo]

I want to thank those of you who responded with positive constructive feedback. It is much appreciated.



Very respectfully, to all the people who posted saying that the Macbook Pro has not had a removable battery for 3 iterations/years, you are all wrong on this. This is the first revision of the Macbook pro where you have to unscrew the undercover to access the battery.

Previous version in fact DID have removable batteries. I have purchased over 20 Macs in the past two years and purchased a brand new Macbook Pro a few months ago that did have a removable battery.

The last revision did have a latch that had to be pressed to expose the battery and hard drive.

Please get your facts straight before responding in the tone that you did.

Sheeko, the last model to use the removable battery was the late 2008 model 13" macbook and macbook pro. Since the Mid-2009 (June 09) update, all the macbook pro systems have had an integrated, non-removable battery.

 

[sheeko]

Sheeko, the last model to use the removable battery was the late 2008 model 13" macbook and macbook pro. Since the Mid-2009 (June 09) update, all the macbook pro systems have had an integrated, non-removable battery.

Aboo,

You are correct. I had not bought one for myself since early 2009. I acknowledge this. I still miss the removable battery though.

Thanks for your response.

Sheeko

 

[diablo2112]

I still don't get that the OP has bought "20 Macs" in the last 2 years, and yet, is surprised that the MBP have built-in batteries (ok, so he hasn't bought a portable), or that OS X 10.6 is "unreliable" (well, this DOESN'T add up, as Snow Leopard has been out for how long? Surely if you've bought an average of 1 Mac/month over the last 2 years, you've interacted with Snow Leopard enough to know your problem is local to your machine).

Pet peeve is posters that broadcast loud and public complaints ("Mis-Steps") when the issue is their own ignorance.

 

[sheeko]

While it is understandable that you want more than a integrated battery, you should acknowledge that Apple went mainstream with their MacBook "Pros". Most people are happy with 6+ hours battery life and never need more and this is the big part of the population and that is where they want to sell MBPs and make money.
It is not like there is no alternative. You can still have 24h battery life but you have to buy business grade Notebooks from Dell (E6410 with 9 cell and 12 cell (slice) batteries), or these 3rd party ext. batteries. Apple just doesn't care about this 0.0.. whatever % of their fans that want more battery life. They want a small product portfolio and target the mainstream. People who want more may find their respective product at a different company.

Dusk007,

Thanks for your response. Is there an appreciable difference in size or weight between this Macbook Pro with no replaceable battery and the mid 2009 models that did have this? It seems that only the latched battery cover has been replaced for a single part back cover.

I may be missing something, however it seems that this may have been driven by cost savings (single part vs. two parts) rather than any intrinsic value for the customers.

As for Apple customer / fan base, you have a valid point.

Thanks again for your response.

Bets Regards,

Sheeko

 

[Plutonius]

Sheeko,

What did you think of the high res anti-glare screen ? I personally thought it is very good but I found the fonts to be much too small (other then in safari where you can zoom).

 

[sheeko]

I still don't get that the OP has bought "20 Macs" in the last 2 years, and yet, is surprised that the MBP have built-in batteries (ok, so he hasn't bought a portable), or that OS X 10.6 is "unreliable" (well, this DOESN'T add up, as Snow Leopard has been out for how long? Surely if you've bought an average of 1 Mac/month over the last 2 years, you've interacted with Snow Leopard enough to know your problem is local to your machine).

Pet peeve is posters that broadcast loud and public complaints ("Mis-Steps") when the issue is their own ignorance.

Diablo,

With all due respect, your holier than though attitude aside, my concerns are valid and my experience with Snow Leopard is based on my migration from the old Leopard to Snow Leopard on a handful of systems.

Across the board, Snow Leopard has functioned unreliably for us especially as it relates to:

1. Network drives that intermittently hang and it requires a system reboot to get them to reconnect.

2. As well, Aperture and Final Cut seem to hang after updates and need re-installation.

3. Moreover, wireless N connection with certain high-end Atheros AP chipsets drop intermittently and require the wireless to be turned off manually and turned on again for the system to reconnect.

Perhaps my original post was a bit more aggressive than I intended, however please note that it was based out of frustration than ignorance.

Respectfully,

Sheeko

 

[HLdan]

I do think the new i7 is a decent machine, though a few things have caught me off-guard. I admit that I did not do significant research other than looking at Apple's site and am a bit disappointed in the battery thing. It was not something that I thought they would even consider. I do believe this is a mis-step on Apple's part since some degree of versatility is lost. Though it would not warrant me to not buy it.

I will give you that, if in the past I bought several Apple computers that always incorporated certain features I may choose to ignore investigating those same features in the latest models as I would assume that they would be there. I think the problem some of the other posters were having with what you said is that on the norm you buy "6 or so" batteries, yet you never attempted to buy even one upon buying this new Macbook, otherwise you would've realized this before making your final purchase. Your post ends up coming across as as trolling rather than a genuine concern.

In regards to your battery issue, the new MBP's will offer those battery times, you might want to reset your PRAM or at best reinstall Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard 10.6.3 is rock solid and is receiving very good reviews so I think your issues are unique.

 

[sheeko]

Sheeko,

What did you think of the high res anti-glare screen ? I personally thought it is very good but I found the fonts to be much too small (other then in safari where you can zoom).

I like it, perhaps its an impression, however it seems that you need more brightness to to drive it. The Anti-Glare is good when I am working in an office with lots of bright lights.

I don't necessarily mind the resolution, I drive it at full resolution and am OK with it, but if you like you can set the settings to a lower resolution (but greater then 1400) or increase the system font size.

Enjoy your new Macbook Pro.

Best Regards,

Sheeko

 

[sheeko]

I will give you that, if in the past I bought several Apple computers that always incorporated certain features I may choose to ignore investigating those same features in the latest models as I would assume that they would be there. I think the problem some of the other posters were having with what you said is that on the norm you buy "6 or so" batteries, yet you never attempted to buy even one upon buying this new Macbook, otherwise you would've realized this before making your final purchase. Your post ends up coming across as as trolling rather than a genuine concern.

In regards to your battery issue, the new MBP's will offer those battery times, you might want to reset your PRAM or at best reinstall Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard 10.6.3 is rock solid and is receiving very good reviews so I think your issues are unique.

HLdan,

Thanks for your post. I just assumed (yes I know an assumption) my batteries would work with this MacBook. And if I needed to buy new ones then I would.

I appreciate that you understand where I am coming from. My research or lack there of aside, my point was that it is disappointing that there is no swappable battery.

Best Regards,

Sheeko