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>can't be turned by readily-obtainable screwdrivers $11 from newegg. Including shipping. Unlikely, however, to be readily available to an inquisitive 5-year-ol
by MaysonL 14y ago
>can't be turned by readily-obtainable screwdrivers
$11 from newegg. Including shipping. Unlikely, however, to be readily available to an inquisitive 5-year-old, who might easily do more damage to some expensive electronics than he meant to, if he could get it open.
- lmm 14y agoOh, come off it. Have you really had a 5-year-old open your electronics? If they find a screwdriver they can stick it through the screen just as easily whichever screws Apple uses, and that seems like a more likely damage path.
- pdehaan 14y agoI was a 5-year-old with a penchant for opening electronics, so I'm fairly sure they exist. However, I'd be more worried about adults doing more harm than good by taking apart/putting things back together in an attempt to 'fix' it before going to someone that knows what they're doing. Also, many people ignore that most of those crazy looking screw drives also have benefits such as better cam-out resistance.
- mikeash 14y agoThings like torx have such benefits, but does Apple's crazy pentalobe nonsense really have any benefits besides being uncommon?
- niels_olson 14y agoyes, and yes, here's a picture of my XO-1 that went viral http://gizmodo.com/373124/kids-are-tearing-apart-the-olpc-laptops-keyboard-rather-easily http://gizmodo.com/373124/kids-are-tearing-apart-the-olpc-la...
- pfranz 14y agoThe ease of disassembling OLPCs is intentional http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/5-year-olds-repair-olpc-laptops-at-nigerian-hospital/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/5-year-olds-repair-olpc-l...