I think you missed his main point: > the SDD, Memory, wifi card and battery are all accessible That means you don't need to bring it in to a certified repair

I think you missed his main point: > the SDD, Memory, wifi card and battery are all accessible That means you don't need to bring it in to a certified repair center. I looked up his laptop model, all one needs is a standard Philips-head and a M2 x 3mm Torx screwdriver (I have a Torx kit from eBay that I got for ~8 Euro). p.s. Apple laptops used to be user-serviceable. In fact, I recently upgraded a several older MacBooks with SSDs and only it took a couple minutes.