Laptop Woes, Cont'd (With apologies that I am venting my anxiety here)
The internet assures me that my laptop is no longer a computing device, but instead has become a time sensitive thermonuclear explosive, which is also shock sensitive.
At this point I have three options:
A) Take it in for repairs. The earliest that an official Apple repair center can look at it is apparently a week out. Then, after that, it'll take likely two additional weeks for repair. During this time all my data will be exposed, and while they're working on it, my emails and social media accounts will auto connect. As I have been instructed not to power the laptop back on under any circumstances, I have no recourse to fix that.
B) I can purchase a new laptop at great expense, and hope this one doesn't turn into a tire fire risk. This will cost a lot of money, and also time.
C) I can go renegade and do this myself. Apple makes battery removal SUPREMELY difficult, and I risk causing significant damage, as well as potentially causing a fire/explosion. But I'd be able to do it in a controlled environment. (Access to fume hoods is perk of mine).
At this point I am seriously tempted to go with option C, and if I fuck it up, fall back into B. Option A is the more prudent path, though.
Laptop Woes, Cont'd (With apologies that I am venting my anxiety here)
@Phorm And this another reason why not user serviceable batteries are a bad idea :/ This would be so much easier if you could just yoink the battery
TBH I have done ill advised things to lithium ion batteries in the past. it's not going to explode but a lithium fire isn't much fun either.
Laptop Woes, Cont'd (With apologies that I am venting my anxiety here)
@Phorm Definitely the fume hood though. even before they fail they stink
Laptop Woes, Cont'd (With apologies that I am venting my anxiety here)
@Doephin AGREED.
Whoever decided to glue these bag-like batteries into the case, rather than have protected, removable batteries... Well, let's just say I've got a bottle for 'em.
And thanks for that info. If I decide to do the renegade thing, I'll absolutely do it in a protected location. Hopefully it'd be pretty mild even if I screwed it up.