I can drive for 8 hours and not leave my State, you insensitive clod. I go to school at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, USA. Because of the state's bizarre geography, most of the students from out of state (Wisconsin and Minnesota mostly, some Illinois) are from towns closer than my home town.

No one ever said it would be unremovable, and if it was, they sure as hell wouldn't be offering a battery replacement for $180 (Can we say replacement MLB or whole unit swap?). Besides, how many people who are complaining both: a) own/would ideally own a 17-inch MacbookPro and b) swap between working batteries in said computer? The answer is few if any. Don't hate on Apple for doing something different, just because it's different, or it's not what a small portion of the public wants in that product.