And I quote about the Macbook Air battery:<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>the battery is accessible and easily removed with type #00 Phillips screwdriver: users simply tug on the internal battery cable to unplug to easily unseat the battery. Reiterating that it is more complicated than swapping a battery -- or even installing RAM -- in Apple's current generation notebooks, the report says that the process is "easy enough to allow most users to do a battery replacement on their own."<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Hmmm... let's see, it's attached with a non soldered cable.<br><br>Why again does Apple make it unnecessarily hard to replace the battery? Why again does Apple tell you that they have to replace the battery? The air could easily be as thin and good looking as it is and have an easily accessible battery.<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

Well, the Apple ripping you off part in general...<br><br>Any given time I'm looking at some BTO in the Apple Store, I could at least get all the RAM I wanted for a whole lot cheaper elsewhere, than having Apple put it in the BTO. Same goes with HDs, but I guess these won't come as news for most of you. But, some people value the ease and lack of hassle enough to pay Apple for it instead of the DIY approach.<br><br>

And because your subject line contains the word "you" instead of "us", and the fact that not a single Air has been sold, we are to assume you're just a PC shill pretending to use Apple products, is that right?<br><br>The Air isn't powered by AAA batteries you F'n Jerk!®<br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>But, some people value the ease and lack of hassle enough to pay Apple for it instead of the DIY approach.<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Hey I don't mind Apple offering the service because there are plenty of people who'd like just that. What I mind is Apple building it's devices so that they're hard to open without either having a special tool to do so, or scratching the hell out of it. There's really no reason they couldn't build them with the battery more accessible.<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

The subject line says "you" because I'm not buying one, nor would I ever pay a company to replace a battery. I'm not a PC shill any more than I'm an Apple shill, but apparently people must really enjoy being Apple shills. Battery replacement is a very valid criticism and complaint about the product.<br><br>You don't mind even the slightest that the iPod, iPhone and now the Air could all have been designed so the batteries were very easily replaced instead of the pain in the ass it is now to replace them? There is zero reason for this other than trying to make extra money. <br><br>And it might as well be powered by AAA batteries, if the battery life is a scant 3 hours as I've read in several reviews. :P<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

A special tool?<br><br>You said in your post that removing the battery would require a #00 Phillips Head screwdriver. Is that tool so special?<br><br>And let me tell ya-- one would have to be a complete idiot to be careless enough to "scratch the hell" out of a machine that costs so much. A notebook battery has to be replaced, what, once every year and a half (well, for me anyway)? If the time came for me to replace the battery in my MBP and I needed to employ a screwdriver, I'd treat the whole procedure like open-heart surgery. No way, no how would I scratch my beloved laptop!<br><br>

If you're really worried, you can just holepunch some masking tape and stick the holes over the screw heads before attempting to unscrew the back - that way, if the screwdriver slips, it slips onto masking tape.<br><br>- padmavyuha<br><br>[color:purple]A lopsided man runs best along the little side-hills of success<br>- Frank Moore Colby</font color=purple>

Removing the battery once the case is open, and actually opening the case itself are two entirely different steps.<br><br>I also didn't specify airbook, I also included the iPod and iPhone in the list as well. <br><br>Now, if you can open any of those items using a phillips screwdriver without seriously scratching the ever loving crap out of any of them I'll send you a beer.<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

Oh, I wouldn't be worried!<br><br>I'd be careful to the point of being utterly ridiculous! <br><br>

Humph. <br><br>So that's what it takes to have a beer with SgtBaxter? Well I'd have a beer with you regardless!<br><br>Now I see your point though. I've had three iPods and one iPhone. Never had to open any of 'em, so I didn't realize that it was such a pain in the ass.<br><br>Knock on wood. I don't want to open any of 'em!<br><br>