Remember the Swollen Battery? What Will Happen with the New MBPs?

[groove-agent]

I for one had a swollen battery that looked like it was going to explode. Of course, it was no longer under Apple warranty.

I'm wondering what will happen if one of these new integrated batteries decide to swell up and there's no place for them to swell to???

 

[Pixellated]

The case will warp.

 

[miles01110]

...and then the battery will probably explode and get whatever substance is inside it all over the internals.

 

[alphaod]

And Apple will proceed to replacing Macs [like they do with iPods] instead of fixing them.

 

[groove-agent]

Brutal. I talked to a tech who said that the battery can only be removed by a propriety screwdriver too.

I was hoping someone would say that these new batteries wouldn't swell.

 

[groove-agent]

Brutal. I talked to a tech who said that the battery can only be removed by a propriety screwdriver too.

I was hoping someone would say that these new batteries wouldn't swell.

I can only imagine what would happen if they did. Talking about an accident waiting to happen.

 

[alphaod]

Well the screwdriver isn't really that proprietary, just really hard to procure.

 

[groove-agent]

Well the screwdriver isn't really that proprietary, just really hard to procure.

So it isn't unique to Apple?

I was told that the repair centers had to sign some sort of waiver that they couldn't release the tool into the public.

 

[miles01110]

So it isn't unique to Apple?

I was told that the repair centers had to sign some sort of waiver that they couldn't release the tool into the public.

You can get triwing screwdrivers in some hardware stores, or on Amazon.

Apple hasn't become so arrogant to require an actual proprietary screwdriver (yet). Tri-wing screwdrivers are just a little rarer than "standard" screws.

 

[alphaod]

So it isn't unique to Apple?

I was told that the repair centers had to sign some sort of waiver that they couldn't release the tool into the public.

No it's not unique to Apple.

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