The MacBook Neo is fully repairable, all screws, no glue, all screws. Hopefully they do this with all future Mac models. Seems likely that this is the result of EU right-to-repair rules.
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As a former Apple Genius, the MacBook NEO is a fantastic move towards modular component repair. I understood the need for adhesive strips in an effort for making a device thinner. However the downside was the increase of possiblity of “Thermal Events” during real world repair. Fumes, smoke and even fire was a probability rather than a possibility. Apple must of known this since they required us to have one gallon containers of sand to smother said “Thermal Events” for each work/repair station. We were instructed to evacuate the repair room for up to 45 minutes after each occurrence. I hope this style of engineering spreads to other devices.
I am in no way an Engineer, but the word “WHY” was often uttered the first time we opened a new device.
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While repairable it’s certainly not upgradeable. Not much good if you can’t replace stuff soldered on like the RAM.
I’ve been thinking about this concept of “repairable”. iFixit talk about their repairability scores in the context of “re-use, not replace”.
On that score, Apple has the most repairable products in the industry. They re-use a big chunk of every device before they even sell it and even if you get a replacement product, Apple will still repair and, I believe, recycle what they can’t. Those repairs are the reason the refurb store exists.
Obviously being able to do more in the way of on-site repairs is a good thing, but it’s not a planet-saving difference. Just a small change in efficiency.