While all this talk about Smartphone battery replacement is happening, nobody seems to ever talk about the laptop batteries these days also being a hassle to replace.
While all this talk about Smartphone battery replacement is happening, nobody seems to ever talk about the laptop batteries these days also being a hassle to replace.
For laptops the battery replacements are easy to do usually. Apple is the only one who’s devoted their whole brand to making it impossible to repair full sized devices. I’ve replaced about 15 random dell laptop lithium batteries in the last year.
Most consumer crap can be hard, but far from impossible.
I recently visited a friend and noticed her laptop was turning into a spicy pillow. I opened it up, showed her which replacement battery to order and call me when it’s here to install it.
Next week she called me, she had successfully installed the replacement battery herself. “Ah I saw where it went, I just tried”
Typically it’s not hard, you just need to know where to look and not be afraid “ooh it’s tech”.
be sure to ask if they have swiped on the locking thing too
Exactly. I always ask if they’re comfortable using a screwdriver, if so, they can do it.
Dells latitudes are more repairable than the average, but I’ve had pleasant experiences with some gaming acers, HP omen, and XPS laptops. Mostly deal with Dell latitude and precisions though
Apple will happy replace your device battery for around $90 to $200. It’s not like it’s impossible to do.
https://www.apple.com/batteries/service-and-recycling/
Including themselves as mandatory in the service isn’t exactly a win for right to repair. Dell batteries cost us about 65 dollars or less and they ship them directly to us with no certification requirements. They also offer extended warranties up to 3 years on batteries and 5 years on components.