Microsoft Surface Laptop Can't be Repaired

#5444529

XP-200

2017-06-19 17:46

Wow, i thought for one moment i had clicked on ATS by mistake. lol

#5444541

nhlkoho

2017-06-19 18:09

Why are people surprised by this? Why are people seeing this as a MS problem? It's been pretty clear MS has been trying to be more like Apple since the first Surface showed up (I'm not saying that was the first Apple-like thing they did, I'm saying that's when it became obvious). Ever tried upgrading or fixing an Apple product? Many modern ones are also held together by glue. I'm sure any product competing with this Surface Laptop is going to be built very similarly. If you like the idea of having the thinnest device possible, don't expect any alternatives to be much better than this laptop. Though I understand the needs for ultra-thin laptops, I personally would rather have something beefier with better performance, better battery life, better durability, and better upgradability, all for a better price. I hate having to sacrifice practicality over something so frivolous. Smartphones seem to be the worst offenders of this kind of thing (seriously, I want my phone to be usable - I don't care what it looks like when I'm not touching it).

It's OK when Apple does it because it's Apple apparently.

#5444582

The Laughing Ma

2017-06-19 19:42

So you guys can go one complaining about it's repairability can I just stand at the side line and say Alcantara lined keyboard... who on god's green f*cking Earth is asking for an Alcantara lined keyboard? Okay continue the complaining folks.

#5444588

scatman839

2017-06-19 19:58

So you guys can go one complaining about it's repairability can I just stand at the side line and say Alcantara lined keyboard... who on god's green f*cking Earth is asking for an Alcantara lined keyboard? Okay continue the complaining folks.

I had to google Alcantara oh my god its a laptop made with car seat fabric, what the hell haha

#5444592

vbetts

Moderator

2017-06-19 20:15

Hey it looks comfortable to sit on lol.

#5444602

schmidtbag

2017-06-19 20:41

Hey it looks comfortable to sit on lol.

Yup, and due to how thin it is, it'll contour to the shape of your butt too! And as a result of breaking the lithium ion battery, you will, for a short moment anyway, get a nice warm seat. After that moment, you will be on fire and inhale noxious gasses. But before you die, it is definitely true that it would have made for a surprisingly comfortable laptop to sit on, if not the most comfortable laptop to sit on. Seems like a good selling point, minus the dying part: "if you ever find yourself with this being broken, you can't get it repaired, but it doubles as a good pad to sit on!"

#5444632

Stormyandcold

2017-06-19 22:20

Well, after reading all that, I'm pretty sure, like 100%, that I'm going to die on Earth.

#5444635

DLD

2017-06-19 22:34

@chillin Being in a need of professional help or not, one thing is of a crucial importance to me: just do not tell me I didn't tell you so. In the time when thick helmets, let alone "tin foil hats", do not give any protection anymore.

#5444639

Stormyandcold

2017-06-19 22:50

Being in a need of professional help or not, one thing is of a crucial importance to me: just do not tell me I didn't tell you so. In the time when thick helmets, let alone "tin foil hats", do not give any protection anymore.

Ofcourse, especially when those tumours start coming through. Oh, hang on, that's classified. 🤓

#5444644

Mineria

2017-06-19 23:35

It's OK when Apple does it because it's Apple apparently.

Well, you don't need to break an ipad apart to replace a broken screen, antenna, headphone jack and other internals that aren't directly on the motherboard.

#5444645

Mineria

2017-06-19 23:40

I had to google Alcantara oh my god its a laptop made with car seat fabric, what the hell haha

Alcantara is used on steering rims too, bad idea not to use gloves when driving with such a rim.

#5444679

xg-ei8ht

2017-06-20 02:20

Poor Microsoft. Can't catch a break. What with the Hype machine of xbox one x 2.3ghz jaguar core isn't going to be pushing 60fps in anything other then a racing game.

#5444680

sykozis

2017-06-20 02:50

What is with this trend of soldered memory? Are laptop makers that desperate to make a profit? 4GB of ram is NOT enough...

#5444681

Monchis

2017-06-20 02:52

Poor Microsoft. Can't catch a break. What with the Hype machine of xbox one x 2.3ghz jaguar core isn't going to be pushing 60fps in anything other then a racing game.

They need to start making their consoles gpu´s upgradeable instead of making people to buy the same sytem twice just to get a better graphics chip.

#5444693

PrMinisterGR

2017-06-20 04:00

This exists and it's called a PC.

#5444788

xg-ei8ht

2017-06-20 12:38

Monchis That's a better idea. A machine that has top quality CPU and everything else built in. Then you decide what rez you want to play in. 1080p - You get a certain GPU that is exactly for that rez. 4k - More power with cost increase. couple of years later. you can pick up the next GPU for the system etc. But others can still play same game but with less rez etc. PrMinisterGR Your correct and is a PC, but PC misses many exclusives titles that are AAA. etc.