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| [* 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] |
| + | [* 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]—even the similarly sized [guide|105416|iPad 6|stepid=198954|new_window=true] packs a 32.9 Wh powerbank. |
| [* red] A Texas Instruments [http://www.ti.com/product/bq40z50-r1/description|BQ40Z50|new_window=true] series Li-Ion battery pack manager is the brains of this operation. |