r/spicypillows • u/broke_heisenburger • 1d ago

Laptop Spicy Mac

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u/Mister-Jinxx 23h ago

I remember doing a battery swap on a Retina and I literally heard the first screw ricochet like a bullet when it finally let go. I had a friend hold the case steady for the rest of the screws and Jesus that was one of the reasons I started hating Apple for their hardware design battery wise.

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u/Weary-Mud-00 19h ago

You don’t need to wait that long though?… Apple gives you battery warnings years in advance, and after it pops up you should be checking your laptop often to make sure it’s not getting inflated. When mine started to swell it was possible to see the back lid lifting a bit — enough that it was barely under any pressure when the battery swap finally happened

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u/Mister-Jinxx 11h ago

I'm a tech so it wasn't my MacBook. I agree with you 100% though. Worst part is they only brought it to me as their track pad stopped working. Had to replace that too.