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13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by wtallis »

BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #18
Someone1234 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love Thinkpads but, no, I've never seen one with a comparable touchpad to a Macbook. The closest PC device is Microsoft's Surface Laptop, but the Macbook still takes the crown, it is just a much tighter contest.

I’m curious even after a decade no vendor can produce a comparable touchpad is there any technology that only apple have the patent

A lot of Apple's multitouch technology originated from their acquisition of FingerWorks. That company was founded in 1998 and bought in 2005. Apple started shipping multitouch smartphones in 2007 and multitouch trackpads in 2008. Some of the early patents should be close to expiration, but it may still be years before anyone else can duplicate the '08 MacBook Pro touchpad, and Apple has made two major revisions to their touchpads since then.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by jakecopp »

guessmyname wrote: post #8

I entered my computer's serial number, but it's unclear if it is affected or not: > The serial number you entered is not eligible under this program because either: > • It's not in the affected serial number range. > • Our records show that your battery has already been replaced. > • Our records show it's no longer eligible for a free replacement under this program. > If you have questions, please contact Apple. If e…

Maybe they do know but they won't tell you which option?

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by jpalomaki »

BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #18
Someone1234 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love Thinkpads but, no, I've never seen one with a comparable touchpad to a Macbook. The closest PC device is Microsoft's Surface Laptop, but the Macbook still takes the crown, it is just a much tighter contest.

I’m curious even after a decade no vendor can produce a comparable touchpad is there any technology that only apple have the patent

RANT: The others just don't care? Lenovo, HP and Dell are catering the corporate market and build most of their models with the corporate bean counter in mind. You don't see stunning displays or fabulous track pads because those are hard to measure in numbers. If two laptops have the same measurable features, then the one with cheaper price tag is likely to win.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by ajeet_dhaliwal »

mrgordon wrote: post #14
guessmyname wrote: post #8

I entered my computer's serial number, but it's unclear if it is affected or not: > The serial number you entered is not eligible under this program because either: > • It's not in the affected serial number range. > • Our records show that your battery has already been replaced. > • Our records show it's no longer eligible for a free replacement under this program. > If you have questions, please contact Apple. If e…

Same. Thinking the custom built ones may not be affected.

Mine was also custom built and I get the same message (not eligible) - hopefully that is a good thing.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by digi_owl »

tkubacki wrote: post #5

The only thing that keeps me with OSX instead of Linux on laptop is awesome touchpad in MacBook. Wandering if there are any ThinksPads/System76's with comparable touchpad quality ?

If you are going Thinkpads, the touchpad is a distant second to the Trackpoint.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by williamdclt »

tkubacki wrote: post #5

The only thing that keeps me with OSX instead of Linux on laptop is awesome touchpad in MacBook. Wandering if there are any ThinksPads/System76's with comparable touchpad quality ?

I've switched from a Dell XPS to a macbook and I'm totally unimpressed with the touchpad. It's a tad better, but very marginally, definitely not worth the downgrade in specs that I got for the same price

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Post by malloryerik »

ajeet_dhaliwal wrote: post #24
mrgordon wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same. Thinking the custom built ones may not be affected.

Mine was also custom built and I get the same message (not eligible) - hopefully that is a good thing.

The same here.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by jon_richards »

I had my dell's battery bursting through the touchpad like something out of Alien and they told me since it was out of warranty I was shit out of luck. At least I could get a replacement off amazon and fix it myself. Doesn't stop the laptop crashing every time it flexes slightly though.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by mullikine »

The keyboards on this new range of Apple laptops are a single unit with the logic board, very costly (to replace). They're extremely fragile and essentially booby trapped so that if you try to replace keys yourself, you may end up breaking the keyboard and thus the logic board as particular keys such as the spacebar are replaced differently. From a usability standpoint, the keys are so shallow that the tips of your fingers hurt after extended usage as if you've been pressing them into cement.

Re: 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

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Post by agumonkey »

jpalomaki wrote: post #23
BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m curious even after a decade no vendor can produce a comparable touchpad is there any technology that only apple have the patent

RANT: The others just don't care? Lenovo, HP and Dell are catering the corporate market and build most of their models with the corporate bean counter in mind. You don't see stunning displays or fabulous track pads because those are hard to measure in numbers. If two laptops have the same measurable features, then the one with cheaper price tag is likely to win.

Same goes for the LCD, Lenovo was infamous for putting the shittiest panel for so long because it doesn't really matter for business use cases. They offer more quality panels nowadays, but everytime I open my old thinkpads my have need 5 seconds to readjust to such sad levels of contrast and luminosity.

These days I'd be looking into DIY mods, so many people are into hacking I'm sure it's possible to swap these.

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