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| [* black] To our great surprise, the Surface Go has an immediately disconnectable battery! | |
| - | [* black] Being able to disconnect the battery before doing repairs is a great way to avoid damage. |
| - | [* black] Removing the battery is a different story, there's nothing immediate or easy about it. There are two giant pads of adhesive that are tough to fight through even with our adhesive remover and plastic cards. Standard bit: Batteries are consumable and need to be removed before recycling. |
| - | [* black] Battery specs and comparison. |
| + | [* icon_note] Disconnecting the battery before repairing internals is a great way to avoid damage. |
| + | [* icon_note] Is this Surface headed in a more repair-friendly direction? |
| + | [* black] Maybe not—removing the battery is just like [guide|26595|old times|stepid=66228|new_window=true]—there's nothing immediate or easy about it. |
| + | [* black] The battery is trapped by two giant pads of adhesive that even our [product|IF145-400-4|adhesive remover|new_window=true] and [product|IF145-101-1|plastic cards|new_window=true] struggle to fight through. |
| + | [* icon_note] The consequences of this mess of adhesive are two-fold: it keeps consumers from easily extending the life of their Surface with a replacement battery, and increases costs for recyclers, who have to remove the battery before recycling the device. |
| + | [* black] The Surface Go's battery is a lot smaller than any [guide|12842|of|stepid=44083|new_window=true] [guide|18604|its|stepid=53118|new_window=true] [guide|26595|pro|stepid=66227|new_window=true]-[guide|51568|level|stepid=112665|new_window=true] [guide|92362|predecessors|stepid=173122|new_window=true], at 26.12 Wh (7.66V x 3411mAh), but that's to be expected for a smaller, lower powered device. |