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Apple reveals 17-inch MacBook Pro battery replacement policies

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro has a non-removable battery; a replacement will set you back $180 if you're in the United States, and you might wait a day or more for installation.

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:44PM | 1 comment

If you buy one of the new 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops, you'll get a sleek and stylish machine to be sure, but there is a cost. You may remember from the announcement that the battery isn't removable; in other MacBooks (and most other laptops, for that matter) it is. Of course, batteries have a limited lifespan so it's inevitable that you'll eventually have to replace it. Apple has just revealed exactly how much time and money that'll set you back.

The fee, which includes the new battery, the installation of said battery, and the "environmentally responsible" disposal of your old one, comes in at about $180 if you live in the United States. If you take your computer in to the local Apple store on appointment, you should get it back with the new battery installed on that same day. Mail it off to Apple's distant service centers, and you're looking at up to a four day wait. Each battery comes with a one-year warranty, so if yours kicks the bucket within that time frame you won't pay a dime.

There's pricing information for other regions at Apple's website, too. This has been a public service announcement from Obsessable! Do you feel better informed? We hope so!

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Johnson (5:19 PM on Thu Jun 11, 2009)

This stinks. I love Apple but they are never going to be a viable "business" level replacement for Windows with garbage like this. Do they really expect people to take a business laptop in, with proprietary information on it, and leave it to some "geniuses" to replace a battery? Are you kidding me? Come on, Apple. You have a superior OS, great looking hardware, great build quality...and then this? Major disappointment.

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