▲ 601 ▼ European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com) submitted 3 years ago by withersailor@aussie.zone to c/technology@beehaw.org 234 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Haatveit@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Many laptops/ultrabooks have easily accessible batteries nowadays, any specific example when you mean sealed up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrTHXcertified@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) All of them. You could argue that the time and expertise needed to replace a laptop battery is negligible, but I say it's an unnecessary increase of time and risk required to do so. What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case? Portability for one. You can move your laptop without worrying about the battery latches getting damaged. I used to refurb laptops and I've seen plenty of externally mounted batteries that just wouldn't reliably sit on the laptop anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrTHXcertified@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) All of them. You could argue that the time and expertise needed to replace a laptop battery is negligible, but I say it's an unnecessary increase of time and risk required to do so. What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case? Portability for one. You can move your laptop without worrying about the battery latches getting damaged. I used to refurb laptops and I've seen plenty of externally mounted batteries that just wouldn't reliably sit on the laptop anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case? Portability for one. You can move your laptop without worrying about the battery latches getting damaged. I used to refurb laptops and I've seen plenty of externally mounted batteries that just wouldn't reliably sit on the laptop anymore. permalink fedilink source parent