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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by ransackdev on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:53AM (#36677309)
I guess one pro to the lack of end user repairability, due everything being soldered to the mainboard, is that the majority of components are permanently affixed to the bricked ssd and security chips.

Battery and screen are about all that could be chopped and some imo

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by sangnoir on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @03:03AM (#36677400)
People are surprisingly resourceful: there's an old YouTube video I saw of someone in Shenzen building a working iPhone from parts.

> Battery and screen are about all that could be chopped and some imo

Battery and screen, and case, trackpad, keyboard, speakers, audio daughterboard, ports, touch Id button, hinges.

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