But will it have a proper 3.5mm headphone socket? I can't live without that, and I'm not going to buy a crappy lightning adapter.
I remember when mobile phones needed adapters for proprietary sockets to use proper headphones. It was a PITA then and it will be the same today
Apple's battery prices are quite reasonable though IMO - if you buy a genuine battery from Dell, Lenovo etc you'll be paying just as much. The only difference of course is that you can't change it youself. For my 2013 MBP it's £159, which I assume is labour + battery cost. That is quite good. It isn't that out of whack to buying a genuine Apple user-replaceable battery, e.g. £109 for an old 15 inch MacBook Pro
I guess it may depend on what "it" is. For an old iPad it probably isn't worth paying that sort of money, but a MacBook will generally have a lot of life left in it. I can't see a reason to upgrade mine, it feels extremely fast
I remember when mobile phones needed adapters for proprietary sockets to use proper headphones. It was a PITA then and it will be the same today
Originally Posted by jonmorris:
“The battery is starting to go on my 2011 MacBook Air, and it is a PITA that I either need to pay a lot to get it replaced, or - as Apple would expect - I decide it is time to buy a new one.
And the best thing about non-removable batteries is that when you do buy a new phone/tablet/laptop, you are likely to get less money selling second hand - or may even find you can't sell at all unless you get the battery replaced. So you may decide not to bother, and therefore someone else is more likely going to buy new.
I wonder how much kit is sent for recycling that is perfectly usable but for the sealed battery. It's quite scary to imagine.”
“The battery is starting to go on my 2011 MacBook Air, and it is a PITA that I either need to pay a lot to get it replaced, or - as Apple would expect - I decide it is time to buy a new one.
And the best thing about non-removable batteries is that when you do buy a new phone/tablet/laptop, you are likely to get less money selling second hand - or may even find you can't sell at all unless you get the battery replaced. So you may decide not to bother, and therefore someone else is more likely going to buy new.
I wonder how much kit is sent for recycling that is perfectly usable but for the sealed battery. It's quite scary to imagine.”
Apple's battery prices are quite reasonable though IMO - if you buy a genuine battery from Dell, Lenovo etc you'll be paying just as much. The only difference of course is that you can't change it youself. For my 2013 MBP it's £159, which I assume is labour + battery cost. That is quite good. It isn't that out of whack to buying a genuine Apple user-replaceable battery, e.g. £109 for an old 15 inch MacBook Pro
I guess it may depend on what "it" is. For an old iPad it probably isn't worth paying that sort of money, but a MacBook will generally have a lot of life left in it. I can't see a reason to upgrade mine, it feels extremely fast




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