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Modern MacBook Pros are quite a bit thinner (and more solid/sturdy feeling) than just a few years ago; and, poking around at iFixit's site, it looks like they a

• rayiner 9y ago
  iFixit is weird about Macs. On the Mac, you can at least open the thing up to replace a fan (the only moving part in the whole machine). You can also replace the battery with a little bit of effort to undo the glue. But it only gets 1/10, compared to the 0 the Surface Laptop gets which you can't even open at all.
  • haldean 9y ago
    It's being compared to things like a Thinkpad: the manual for my T430 has guides to walk you through how to replace every single part inside, as well as the product numbers for each part so you can order individual replacements yourself. Not only is everything easily replaceable and upgradable, but they actually help you do it!
    • abawany 9y ago
      Another Surface competitor/clone is the HP Elite X2 1012 G1 (what I have). Opening it is a pleasure - takes under 5 minutes. Once open, the screen, SSD, and battery are easy to replace. I updated the SSD on mine in less than 15 minutes.
    • mschuster91 9y ago
      Thinkpads were/are for enterprises with mass deployments and enough IT staff that needs to be able to fix stuff instead of sending it in to a repair center and wait for two weeks.
      • haldean 9y ago
        Sure, but motivation aside, it's nice for someone like me who is buying their own laptop and wants something they can repair and upgrade, too.