Is this a thing current Lenovo Thinkpads still have? If so, it is a deal breaker for me. I do not want to spend money on an expensive machine today, just to realize I cannot replace its battery two years from now.
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I can still buy genuine Lenovo batteries for my Thinkpad T440p from 2014. Yes, they are not cheap (the 9cell battery cost ~140EUR in Germany). I did consider switching the cells myself, but given that a good 18650 costs around 7-8EUR, and all the work involved, I don't think it's worth it.
EDIT: I see now that all current Thinkpads have integrated batteries. What a shame. One more reason to keep my T440p alive as long as possible...
Buying hardware with 18650 cells seems to be the only sure-fire (no pun intended) way to get batteries replaced years later.
I think all of them do this, not just Lenovo. Even laptops with user-replaceable batteries are becoming rare. Ironically, the generic no-name Chinese laptops, or the "whitebox" OEM-direct models, are more likely to not have this stuff locked down.
No you can’t change the battery at all anymore with modern laptops.
Why not?