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I think Apple needs to rethink and design products that are built for serviceability. That means the end user should be able to service most parts of the laptop
by acd 6y ago
I think Apple needs to rethink and design products that are built for serviceability. That means the end user should be able to service most parts of the laptop themselves. No plastic prying tools should ever be needed to service a laptop.
Battery -> User replaceable under a hatch.
SSD -> User replaceable
RAM -> User replaceable
Screen -> User replaceable
Motherboard -> User replaceable
Keyboard -> User replaceable.
Wifi Network card -> User replaceable.
And with that I mean you design to make the product easy to repair. Using standard Philips or torx screws whenever possible.
Current Apple products means using a lots of dongles for what should be built in.
Make repair videos on how to mend broken parts, put those on video sharing platforms like Youtube.
We are having global warming, that needs that all products needs to be easy to repair so that we have less waste on the planet.
- mcot2 6y agoIsn’t the RAM basically integrated onto the SoC now?
- TacticalTable 6y agoWith the M1 as-is, yes. However, it's entirely possible that future M1X or the like will keep RAM separate.
- usaphp 6y ago> Current Apple products means using a lots of dongles for what should be built in. Who decides what should be built in? Some people might need SD card reader, others will need HDMI out, lan port is requested by others, I on the other hand don’t use any of that and would rather have my laptop to be lighter and thinner.
- eknkc 6y agoI don’t think most if these are possible with the recent form factors. I mean battery hatch / battery case itself would be a huge volume loss in the chasis. People talk about repairability etc but at the end, most will demand the sexy and thin laptops.