[Cialug] OT: New Macintosh Models

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Nathan C. Smith<nathan.smith at ipmvs.com> wrote:
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> The new Macs are supposed to have sealed batteries.  Does anyone know if they have a reset button for those instances where you need to unplug and remove the battery to force some kind of reset?
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> Recently some other sealed battery device had a firmware issue (was it the Zune) where you had to wait for the battery to run down to reset.   Is it the same on iPhone?
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> Just curious if anyone know how Apple is handling it.
>

I have the new 13" mbp and had it all apart the other day. The battery
is not hard to remove. Assuming of course you don't consider removing
about 9 screws from the bottom of your computer hard.

There is a button on the side but pushing it just makes a row of
teensy LEDs light up, maybe it's a wifinder. Holding in the power
button for about 5 seconds forces the computer off, just like a PC.

And in case your wondering, yes, it runs Ubuntu very nicely. 3d
effects are very quick. No sound but otherwise things seem to be OK.

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