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| - | [* black] To our great surprise, the Surface Go has an immediately disconnectable battery! |
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| - | [* 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 so much—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 (7.66 V × 3,411 mAh / 1000), but that's to be expected for a smaller, lower-power device. |
| + | [* black] To our great surprise, the Surface Go has an immediately disconnectable battery! No need to fully remove the motherboard, repairability is looking up! |
| + | [* black] Or is it? Removing the battery is just like [guide|26595|the bad ol' days|stepid=66228|new_window=true]. Two giant pads of adhesive put up a staunch fight against our [product|IF145-400-4|adhesive remover|new_window=true] and plastic cards. |
| + | [* icon_note] Glued-in batteries prevent consumers from easily extending the life of their device, and increases costs for recyclers at the end of the device's life. |
| + | [* black] The battery in the Go is a lot smaller, at 26.12 Wh, 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], while the similarly sized [guide|48891|iPad Mini 4|stepid=107314|new_window=true] packs a 19.1 Wh cell. |