The Macbook Neo Is ‘the Most Repairable Macbook’ In Years, According To Ifixit

Apple’s caller MacBook Neo isn’t conscionable nan astir affordable MacBook by acold — it’s besides nan astir repairable MacBook successful “about fourteen years,” according to an in-depth teardown by how-to website iFixit.

The “big story,” successful iFixit’s view, is nan battery. While older MacBook batteries are supposedly glued into place, nan Neo’s artillery is held by a tray secured pinch 18 screws. That’s a batch of screws, but iFixit declared that “screws still hit adhesive each time.” In fact, this caller statement — which should make it overmuch easier to switch your MacBook artillery —  “sent cheers crossed nan iFixit office.”

Other changes that reportedly make nan MacBook Neo much repairable: a level disassembly tree, nan truth that Repair Assistant appears to judge replacement parts without complaint, and an easier-to-replace show and keyboard.

Ultimately, iFixit still had capable concerns — for illustration soldered RAM and retention — that it only gave nan Neo repairability people of 6 retired of 10. But it said that for a MacBook, “that’s a beardown score.”