A fair point, although it seems that Microsoft has designed the Surface Pro in such a way that it is particularly difficult to take apart and put back together.

A fair point, although it seems that Microsoft has designed the Surface Pro in such a way that it is particularly difficult to take apart and put back together. iFixit gave it a repairability score of 1/10. It seems similar--one manufacturer restricts modification by changing the connectors, the other by changing the casing. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+Teardown/12842/3 http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+Teardow...