Surface Book Gets Repairability Scrore Of 1 Out 10 From iFixit
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iFixit today posted their tear down experience of Surface Book. The Microsoft Surface Book (as a whole) earned a reparability score of 1 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair). The low score is not so surprising as we saw almost similar scores for all the previous Surface devices.
Their conclusion:
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After the difficult opening procedure, the SSD can be replaced. So too the glued battery in the display. However, the base battery is very heavily glued.
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The display assembly consists of a fused glass panel and LCD, and is difficult to remove and replace.
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The processor and RAM are soldered to the motherboard.
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Strong adhesive holds many components in place, including the display, base cover, and both batteries.
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Many components are on the backs of their respective boards, requiring motherboard removal to replace simple components.
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