Re:Microsoft Surface Pro Teardown
by JDGM on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @04:24PM
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I find there's something very satisfying about a photoset like this of such a meticulous disassembly.
From the text, the part I found particularly interesting was this:
"We don't understand the point of heavily-glued batteries. This kind of planned obsolesce is completely unnecessary."
I assume they mean "obsolescence", and can see two interpretations:
1. The hardware is assumed to be replaced with a newer flashier model before the battery needs replacing so it doesn't matter that the battery is heavily-glued.
2. Making the battery hard to remove encourages upgrading when the it dies instead of merely installing a replacement.
I wonder which the author means, or both, or/and something else?
[EDIT: I see I am not the only one for whom this particular phrase jumped out of the text!]
From the text, the part I found particularly interesting was this:
"We don't understand the point of heavily-glued batteries. This kind of planned obsolesce is completely unnecessary."
I assume they mean "obsolescence", and can see two interpretations:
1. The hardware is assumed to be replaced with a newer flashier model before the battery needs replacing so it doesn't matter that the battery is heavily-glued.
2. Making the battery hard to remove encourages upgrading when the it dies instead of merely installing a replacement.
I wonder which the author means, or both, or/and something else?
[EDIT: I see I am not the only one for whom this particular phrase jumped out of the text!]