[Blue Highway]

That is a BIG assumption on your part that this new Li-Poly battery will cost the same to replace as the Li-Ion battery they now sell for $129/$179. You also fail to factor in the cost of service of replacing this non-removable battery after the warranty period expires. If they replace it as a courtesy with the user just paying the price of the battery itself then it is not so bad, but I highly doubt that will be the case. Time will tell.

[Mr. Blonde]

You saw the same support page I did, if you clicked on the link at least. The title of that page is "Replacing the Battery in your MacBook Pro (2009 models with built-in battery)". In other words, the non-replaceable Li-Poly battery.

It also says "The price of the replacement battery includes installation of your new battery and environmentally responsible disposal of your depleted battery." The prices are $129 (for most computers despite your baseless assertion otherwise) or $179 for those with 17in models. Here is the link again in case you didn't look at it before.

I didn't assume anything.

[Swordmaker]

That is a BIG assumption on your part that this new Li-Poly battery will cost the same to replace as the Li-Ion battery they now sell for $129/$179. You also fail to factor in the cost of service of replacing this non-removable battery after the warranty period expires.

What part of "The price of the replacement battery includes installation of your new battery and environmentally responsible disposal of your depleted battery" can you not understand?