[MacTUG] iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura arrive on October 24th and new iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple TV

[Mike Patterson]

Cool, thanks. I might try that out, I was expecting the cost to be closer to $200.

I'm still not positive I want to put that much into a 9 year old laptop on its last year of useful life (as a Macbook qua Macbook), but my original plan was to run this sucker til we were required to go back to the office, then buy a new one as a treat for myself, I just didn't expect it to actually last this long. It was beginning to be less useful as a laptop even in late 2019, it was down to about an hour of useful life at the time...

Anyway, thanks for the link Devon, and to all for other advice!

Mike

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From: Devon Merner <devon.merner at uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 4:01 PM
To: Glenn Anderson <anderson at uwaterloo.ca>, Mike Patterson <mike.patterson at uwaterloo.ca>
Cc: MacTUG <MacTUG at lists.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: RE: [MacTUG] iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura arrive on October 24th and new iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple TV
iFixit sells replacement batteries and the tools needed to replace them.

https://canada.ifixit.com/products/macbook-air-13-late-2010-2017-replacement-battery

It looks like the battery on that model is very easy to swap.  Only 5 screws after removing the bottom cover.  No glue or other nonsense like you would find on the later MacBook Pros.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Mid+2013+Battery+Replacement/15205

From: MacTUG <mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca> On Behalf Of Glenn Anderson
Sent: October 18, 2022 3:56 PM
To: Mike Patterson <mike.patterson at uwaterloo.ca>
Cc: MacTUG <MacTUG at lists.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: [MacTUG] iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura arrive on October 24th and new iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple TV

Mike,

Your MacBook battery needs replacing. However being a 2013 model I think you would be looking at a 3rd party one as Apple no longer likely services that model. It would also mean finding a non-Apple service place to replace it.

You can check out your battery’s condition via the battery icon. I see from the screen capture that my MacBook (2018) is also in need of a new battery, but Apple will replace it.

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On Oct 18, 2022, at 3:45 PM, Mike Patterson <mike.patterson at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:mike.patterson at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:

That would explain why when I was trying to price out a new laptop this morning, the Store told me to piss off, they were working on it. My 2013 Air now not only has a 30 second to 5 minute battery life, it refuses to charge past about 80% now, which I'm thinking isn't ideal for the laptop's medium-term health prospects. Of course, I don't really _need_ a laptop, but it does come in handy sometimes.

Anybody have any advice on that? I'm thinking the battery itself is pranged, and replacing it is probably technically *possible* but... at the end of the day, I don't want to put Linux or Windows on it and it won't support anything past Big Sur anyway, so I'm thinking I squeeze it for as much longer as it has and then buy new.

Mike

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From: MacTUG <mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca>> on behalf of Glenn Anderson <anderson at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:anderson at uwaterloo.ca>>
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 3:42 PM
To: MacTUG <MacTUG at lists.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:MacTUG at lists.uwaterloo.ca>>
Subject: [MacTUG] iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura arrive on October 24th and new iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple TV
The subject basically says it.



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