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Microsoft Surface Laptop Can't be Repaired
iFixit has given Microsoft's new Surface Laptop a score of 0 in terms of repairability. The laptop can not be opened without causing massive damage is close to impossible to repair.
Anyone hoping to get inside the "beautifully designed and crafted" computer will have to pry it open with a knife or dedicated pick in order to defeat Microsoft's plastic welding. Whether or not it's actually worth going through the trouble of defeating said welding is another matter, given that the "glue-filled monstrosity," as iFixit dubs the laptop, has none of the user-upgradeable parts you'd want to see in a PC, like memory or storage. "It literally can't be opened without destroying it," the repair company concludes. "If we could give it a -1 out of 10, we would," iFixit said in an emailed statement on Friday.
"We’ve taken apart a lot of Microsoft Surface devices, and historically they haven't done very well on our repairability meter. The highest score we’ve seen is the Surface Studio’s 5 out of 10. Today we have the new addition to the Surface line, The Surface Laptop. With it’s super slim form factor, 13.5 inch touchscreen, and fancy Alcantara lined keyboard, the Surface Laptop has truly piqued our interest. But where will it find itself on our repairability meter?"
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#5444368 Posted on: 06/19/2017 08:55 AM
I was actually considering getting a surface because they look quite nice but.. well not now..
I was actually considering getting a surface because they look quite nice but.. well not now..
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#5444371 Posted on: 06/19/2017 09:32 AM
Jesus F**k.
Ever heard of "Finite Resources" ?
If it can't be repaired at all, it probably ends up in a landfill.
If we can't recycle 100%, we're not ever going to leave this planet, and will all die here.
Who would want to repair? There are a new times, now even shirts you do not wash only buy new.
Jesus F**k.
Ever heard of "Finite Resources" ?
If it can't be repaired at all, it probably ends up in a landfill.
If we can't recycle 100%, we're not ever going to leave this planet, and will all die here.
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#5444375 Posted on: 06/19/2017 09:44 AM
It's a very specific product, it's quite clearly designed to be as slim as possible and for that there are sacrifices. Why would you by a Surface Book or Surface Notebook expecting it to be opened and fixable.
It's a very specific product, it's quite clearly designed to be as slim as possible and for that there are sacrifices. Why would you by a Surface Book or Surface Notebook expecting it to be opened and fixable.
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#5444379 Posted on: 06/19/2017 10:05 AM
I know right! I had thought of getting my brother in law one for his birthday..but i just bailed out after this!
I was actually considering getting a surface because they look quite nice but.. well not now..
I know right! I had thought of getting my brother in law one for his birthday..but i just bailed out after this!
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#5444387 Posted on: 06/19/2017 10:44 AM
Microsoft make trash consumer products? Never.
Microsoft make trash consumer products? Never.
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#5444393 Posted on: 06/19/2017 11:13 AM
Really?
Hope your using your own backyard as landfill then.
Who would want to repair? There are a new times, now even shirts you do not wash only buy new.
Really?
Hope your using your own backyard as landfill then.
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#5444396 Posted on: 06/19/2017 11:39 AM
Never!
NEVER buy ANY hardware from m$. GreedyBill had NEVER made anything worth mentioning in hardware area. Lousy mice, consoles, (disastrous) phones... Isn't it enough headache we have with these helter-skelter OSs (which we endure just for the sake of gaming)...?
Never!
NEVER buy ANY hardware from m$. GreedyBill had NEVER made anything worth mentioning in hardware area. Lousy mice, consoles, (disastrous) phones... Isn't it enough headache we have with these helter-skelter OSs (which we endure just for the sake of gaming)...?
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#5444402 Posted on: 06/19/2017 12:39 PM
The slightest problem out of Warranty (either out of date or not covered) and its in the bin.
So you want to recuperate some important personal/work data from the internal drive after 'death'....what do you do ?
It's a very specific product, it's quite clearly designed to be as slim as possible and for that there are sacrifices. Why would you by a Surface Book or Surface Notebook expecting it to be opened and fixable.
The slightest problem out of Warranty (either out of date or not covered) and its in the bin.
So you want to recuperate some important personal/work data from the internal drive after 'death'....what do you do ?
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#5444409 Posted on: 06/19/2017 01:16 PM
Ask Apple
So you want to recuperate some important personal/work data from the internal drive after 'death'....what do you do ?
Ask Apple
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#5444410 Posted on: 06/19/2017 01:20 PM
What is the replacement warranty like?
What is the replacement warranty like?
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#5444415 Posted on: 06/19/2017 01:51 PM
Very few posts here manage to be wrong in every single thing they mention.
NEVER buy ANY hardware from m$. GreedyBill had NEVER made anything worth mentioning in hardware area. Lousy mice, consoles, (disastrous) phones... Isn't it enough headache we have with these helter-skelter OSs (which we endure just for the sake of gaming)...?
Very few posts here manage to be wrong in every single thing they mention.
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#5444416 Posted on: 06/19/2017 01:51 PM
Terrible news for laptop enthusiasts. Of course a laptop isn't the most repairable thing, but not being able to disassemble it altogether is a low blow. I think MS took too many cues from Apple here.
Terrible news for laptop enthusiasts. Of course a laptop isn't the most repairable thing, but not being able to disassemble it altogether is a low blow. I think MS took too many cues from Apple here.
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#5444425 Posted on: 06/19/2017 02:23 PM
The Intellimouse, was one of the best mouse that ever existed for it´s price
NEVER buy ANY hardware from m$. GreedyBill had NEVER made anything worth mentioning in hardware area. Lousy mice, consoles, (disastrous) phones... Isn't it enough headache we have with these helter-skelter OSs (which we endure just for the sake of gaming)...?
The Intellimouse, was one of the best mouse that ever existed for it´s price
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#5444427 Posted on: 06/19/2017 02:25 PM
Really?
Hope your using your own backyard as landfill then.
Rightly said. But, alas!, like on every forum, this one is also full of "bots" and naive people. Naive people: there is no lie desperate and/or bitter enough that they aren't gonna swallow... Bots: they are paid to lie and "cover up"...
Really?
Hope your using your own backyard as landfill then.
Rightly said. But, alas!, like on every forum, this one is also full of "bots" and naive people. Naive people: there is no lie desperate and/or bitter enough that they aren't gonna swallow... Bots: they are paid to lie and "cover up"...
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Who would want to repair? There are a new times, now even shirts you do not wash only buy new.