iFixit has performed a teardown on the new Microsoft Surface Pro and found that the tablet is one of the least repairable devices they have ever worked with. The company gave the tablet a repairability rating of 1/10, the lowest possible score. In fact, the score was even lower than the rating the Windows RT-based Surface before it and Apple's iPad, which is a long-time low score receiver. ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by Mysttic:
This article is a bit misleading: to no offense of the writer. The reason I say so is do we have confirmation the device hardware was manufactured and assembled by MS?
Originally posted by PraisesToAllah:
It doesn't matter who manufactured it. The point is that M$ designed this and agreed to launch it this way.
The fact that one day a battery change may be necessary in these devices (and cause replacement of other parts) makes me never want to even buy this or suggest this to anyone.
Originally posted by PraisesToAllah:There is no maybe about it, all batteries have a certain lifespan. In 5~10 years all these and to be fair most tablets of any variety will die. I really can't believe there hasn't been more of a environmental up-roar about this. None of these can be fixed/upgraded/modified at all.
It doesn't matter who manufactured it. The point is that M$ designed this and agreed to launch it this way.
The fact that one day a battery change may be necessary in these devices (and cause replacement of other parts) makes me never want to even buy this or suggest this to anyone.
Originally posted by Mysttic:Like the others said, Microsoft designed the Surface Pro. It's not like they just went to some company, rattled off a vague list of specs and said "Surprise us!" If the Surface Pro has 90 screws and a non-removable battery, rest assured that's exactly how Microsoft designed it to be.
My point is this: MS only error may be in who was hired to assemble their product.
Originally posted by 1nsan3:look at this smart guy.
all in all it dont matter, MS has once again put there name on Junk.
but there are ALOT of dumb people out there that fall for this crap and buy it. they pay 5 paychecks worth to buy it, and its no better than a mini netbook, except the netbook is REPAIRABLE lol.
i will never buy a pile of junk like that.
but hey, long live dumb people so ms stays in business.
Originally posted by xvd85:
The whole reason Microsoft surface pro is so hard to fix is because it a complex device. Its built to be compact but powerful enough. If your surface breaks then its Microsoft responsibility to fix it. No sweat off the owners back. Its really annoying when people just talk crap to talk crap. Or unless they are misinformed. Which is worse.
Originally posted by nonoitall:
Originally posted by Mysttic:Like the others said, Microsoft designed the Surface Pro. It's not like they just went to some company, rattled off a vague list of specs and said "Surprise us!" If the Surface Pro has 90 screws and a non-removable battery, rest assured that's exactly how Microsoft designed it to be.
My point is this: MS only error may be in who was hired to assemble their product.
The company they hire to assemble it has no real say in how it's put together -- they just do what the people with money tell them to do.
Originally posted by buddyleem:A hardcore gamer on a Mac??
I'm a hardcore of gamer that updates his CPU every year . Apple was right about a lot of things...
Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by buddyleem:
I'm a hardcore of gamer that updates his CPU every year . Apple was right about a lot of things...
A hardcore gamer on a Mac??
ROFLMAO
Originally posted by dali:Dali, If IF Buddyleem is a MacHead then "updating" his CPU would amount to the entire system naturally. So I guess that's what he noobishly means.
Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by buddyleem:
I'm a hardcore of gamer that updates his CPU every year . Apple was right about a lot of things...
A hardcore gamer on a Mac??
ROFLMAO
But he didn't mean that, really. Well, I think he didn't. Ehm... Wait... What did he mean?
Hey, Jemborg, just to clarify a bit, what are you calling "CPU", the entire system or the actual CPU?
Originally posted by Qliphah:
(...) By microsoft following Apples lead on non serviceable equipment, on top of Windows 8 and it's big FU to old school decades established business techniques they may just find themselves kicked out of most companies within a few years.
Originally posted by Jemborg:
Dali, If IF Buddyleem is a MacHead then "updating" his CPU would amount to the entire system naturally. So I guess that's what he noobishly means.
Originally posted by Mysttic:If you are DUMB enough to believe that people should just toss a tablet when the battery goes out...one they paid $500.00 or more for, I feel sorry for you.
My point is this: MS only error may be in who was hired to assemble their product. I not saying be nice to MS, anyone who's read anything I had to post on MS knows I not a fan; what I saying is cast blame where it deserves to go.
Still you have a point that MS allowed it to go in production without over looking the obvious flaws, but now I'll play devil's advocate and point out why they would let it go.
Tablets are becoming more and more like cellular devices in that once the next great thing is out, the previous generation are tossed. They are rarely kept by the same consumer who upgrades, so why care about battery replacement? They are banking on the returns will be very minimal when they get into people's hands; and whether or a smart move or not; MS is not the first company to make it difficult to upgrade or do replacements for parts.
This isn't a PC and should not be treated as such as it's a glorified mobile device that imo, has been over-rated from the start, even with the small praise it's gotten. But lets just be honest about one thing shall we? No business these days care about what their consumer thinks or wants, it about a business creating the next "hype" to make you believe you want it. It's about gaining your $, not granting every consumer wish on the planet: they took this one from Apple, so in the end any consumer who buys this without doing their research only has themselves to blame, not MS, and getting mad at MS for a poor decision into buying this device, is your own fault and nobody (NOBODY) else's.
Originally posted by joebloe12:Did you miss the point I said, playing Devils Advocate, do you even know what that means; why don't you READ before calling someone stupid, and if you don't know what something defines as, ASK. It only makes you sound off as retarded, there's a reason there are two sides to an argument, else it's not called an argument. I didn't say I believe it should be done, I said MS and other companies do, so get your stick out of your....
If you are DUMB enough to believe that people should just toss a tablet when the battery goes out...one they paid $500.00 or more for, I feel sorry for you.
You sound like a marketing department for tablets...when one goes out...just toss it, after all we have a brand NEW one we can sell you. ONLY $500.00.........AGAIN!
Stupid, stupid argument.
Making these tablets unrepairable is a good way to lose your customer base when they go out.
Apple stocks are dropping because they have quit innovating and re-produce the same stuff over and over....it will not be long before other tablets built like this are having battery problems. Then what? Be a "sheepole" and buy another?
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