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Any new laptop still has easy switch battery design?
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Unless you go with an older model, laptops with swappable battery are long gone.
Why not opt for longer battery life vs swappable battery?
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Why not opt for longer battery life vs swappable battery?
AMD U series APU usually have excellent combination of battery life and performance. Here's a new ThinkBook 13s with 6800U, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD with stacked coupons that brings it down to half the list price. Use ID.me if you're military, teacher, student, medical or senior to see if you qualify for additional discount.
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Framework is basically your only option. On the other hand, unless you have a specific use case for performance, I'd suggest getting a used older laptop, they're much cheaper and computer performance has plateaued for the last 15-20 years or so. I mean, as an example, in 2001 a computer from 1991 would be hopelessly incompatible with newer computer standards, locking it out of any networking at all and definitely out of newer software, but a computer from 2001 can go online and get new software even these days -- my Power Mac G4s all can, for sure, as can my PowerBooks G3 and G4, and my 2007 MacBook. Use case is everything when deciding this -- a 386 could handle just needing a machine for spreadsheets and word processing.
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Usually, the concern isn't swapping batteries out, but being able to change it in the case that the battery stops holding a charge. It doesn't matter how big the battery is or how energy efficient the parts are if the battery only holds a 30 minute charge, or none at all, or is leaking.
@mi7chy
Usually, the concern isn't swapping batteries out, but being able to change it in the case that the battery stops holding a charge. It doesn't matter how big the battery is or how energy efficient the parts are if the battery only holds a 30 minute charge, or none at all, or is leaking.
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Framework looks like it's replaceable with disassembly of laptop like most recent laptops and not swappable like, for example, on older laptops where you can just flip a battery unlock switch externally, slide out the battery and slide in another without disassembly.
You can find Lenovo schematics and part numbers here (using my Yoga 6 as example):
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/...s/yoga-6-13are05/82fn/parts/display/schematic
Then order parts direct from Lenovo from here:
https://lenovo.encompass.com/item/12543185/Lenovo/5B10W67329/
Your chances of getting replacement parts is much higher from an established company that has been in business for decades like Lenovo than a fly by night.