Screws on bottom=removable battery?

[SFStateStudent]

I had screws that were useless on my MB, but I never took it to the next level and dissected my MB. Maybe I'll just wait for Apple's explanation. 😱

 

[randomusername]

You can remove the battery on the Air.

Yes, but it's not meant to be user removable. You have to send it in to Apple to have the battery replaced.

 

[MattyK]

maby you can put a white case on? you know, take the black one off, swap it with somones white?
just an idea

 

[big_malk]

If they changed the back to be all plastic, they must have changed the way it's held on. The screws are probably just the outcome of that.

If Apple were going to go-to the trouble of making the battery user replaceable, they would have gone to the trouble of making it user replaceable in a user friendly way. Screw are not exactly user friendly, not for changing the battery of a mobile phone anyway.

 

[gceo]

It's kind of funny how small of a deal this turned out to be on the 1st gen.

 

[meagain]

I'm not seeing this as a battery thing. (and I don't care about that owning the 1st gen for a year).... I see it as a way to remove the back cover for techs (us). I'm envisioning being able to buy a new back from Apple to replace a cracked back fairly easily. I'm envisioning being able to change the color.