Boeing has suggested an electrical insulator that wraps around each battery cell to isolate each cell from each other and the battery case.

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Again, you're looking at a heavier machine -- 6.05 pounds in this case -- but the extra screen real estate and larger six-cell battery may make it worth it for some.

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