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mkaltenecker on July 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple is back on EPEAT

So you completely agree that it's possible to replace the battery in a working rMBP and that it is not in any way permanently affixed to the case? The rest are irrelevant (for the purpose of this discussion) implementation details.

Yay!

keenerd on July 14, 2012 [–]

No, I think they will replace the aluminum case and the battery as a single unit.

mkaltenecker on July 15, 2012 | [–]

But why the hell should that be the case? Look at iFixit’s teardown. It didn’t look at all like the battery was firmly glued in.

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