pizzahoeAug 13, 2023

New Anti-Consumer MacBook Pros - Teardown And Repair Assessment - Apple Silicon M1/M2

https://lemm.ee/post/4125791

New Anti-Consumer MacBook Pros - Teardown And Repair Assessment - Apple Silicon M1/M2 - lemm.ee

No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.

Show threadmechoman444Aug 14, 2023

I’m going to put this out there as just an idea, don’t buy apple products.

They’re shit they’ve always been shit and they’ve never been financially worth buying.

Show threadBlackmistAug 14, 2023

The EU needs to fuck their shit up.

Mandate that laptops must have user replaceable storage and RAM (and tablets to have user replaceable storage). My old Dell laptop has windows in the bottom to get to both of those.

The loss of 3.5mm headphone jacks is nothing compared to the loss of that. They’re common failure points and easy upgrade paths.

Show threadaport
Nobody is stopping you from buying a laptop with user replaceable storage and RAM. Why do you need the EU to get involved? That’s ridiculous.
Aug 15, 2023 at 3:14amWeb
Show threadkylemsguyAug 20, 2023
Companies are slowly moving in that direction, except doing it worse in most cases (i.e. cheaply)