@MegaMichelle @SordidAmok Ah! That's what they've trained us to think, but with certain exceptions (Apple, Samsung, etc) most things are made with bespoke parts....that are in turn made from industry standard COMPONENTS.

I built my pc to be long lived, so it has a spacious, easy to open case with excellent airflow. It turns 10 next year and is going strong, but it was dropped once while moving. Clips that held the CPU fan in place broke, but those are pretty well standardized despite looking integral to the fan itself in my case.

Many complex looking items are also highly modular, too! iRobot vacuums are dead simple to take apart and there is a strong aftermarket parts supply. DJI drones are similar, parts are cheap af on alibaba, and come straight from the manufacturer of the og components.

If something dies, you have nothing to lose by taking it apart to troubleshoot it, and potentially hundreds of dollars to save!