Be prepared for a gruelling series of obstacles’ if you attempt to replace the battery of the MacBook Pro through Apple’s self-service repair store, iFixit says.
If you’re looking to replace the battery of an MacBook Pro yourself through Apple’s self-service repair program, prepare for a lengthy, difficult procedure that could cost upwards of $500.
This past Tuesday Apple started selling replacement components for its most recent M1 MacBooks, offering consumers an opportunity to repair their devices themselves. But, electronics repair service iFixit says Apple’s method of self-service repairs may cause MacBook Pros “seem less repairable.”
In an article on their post on its blog post(Opens within a brand new tab), iFixit points out that replacing the battery in any models of M1 MacBook Pro models requires the removal of about a dozen additional components–including the display and logic board, and fans when using the Apple’s repair manuals(Opens in brand new tab). for the 14.2-inch MacBook Pro, this means reading through a 162-page manual detailing the various steps.
Contrary to iFixit’s repair guide(Opens in an entirely new window) to replace the 14 inch M1 MacBook Pro battery is 26 steps.
Another problem in Apple’s repair method, iFixit says, is that it demands the user to pay more than $500 to purchase the replacement piece which includes the battery and new keyboard top together. There’s no way to purchase an individual replacement battery.
“And that’s why their repair guide requires you to remove every single component of the top of the case. The laptop is constructed in the top case in order to reach it, you’ll need to dismantle the entire device,” iFixit’s Sam Goldheart wrote in the blog article.
“And that’s why their repair guide instructs you to remove every single component of the top of the case. The laptop is constructed on top of the case, therefore, to access it, you’ll need to dismantle the whole device,” iFixit’s Sam Goldheart wrote in the blog article.
