Of course, in order to get that part off you need to essentially disassemble the entire laptop. This means you can’t just buy a replacement battery but instead need to pay somewhere between $527 to $615 for a new top and battery, with a huge $88 credit if you send back your original part. The guide warns those who want to replace the battery that the battery is actually part of the top casing of the laptop.

There were several problems with the MacBook Pro of which the largest sin is the battery replacement procedure. Unfortunately this was not true of the repair manual for the M1 based MacBook Pro, which “ manages to make MacBooks seem less repairable.“ The MacBook Air repair manual gained the laptop a repairability point from iFixit.

IFixit and other right to repair groups were glad to see Apple finally cave on their refusal to help people repair their devices, releasing repair manuals and the ability to buy or rent the proprietary parts and tools needed to safely open up your MacBook. Apple’s Self Service Repair Program For M1-based MacBooks Makes Things Worse?

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