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normm said:

Apple tends to solder the processor to the board directly, rather than using any sort of holstering system, as a means to prevent processor changes after purchase, as well as potentially saving space by not needing the slotting mechanism.

The main reason to solder chips rather than socket them is the increase in reliability.  Each contact in a socket adds a potential point of failure in the future.

sree said:

Ok, I am an apple apologist to a large extent, but can't forgive them for the keyboard issue. This is their fourth attempt at fixing it (not counting the coutless efforts made during testing) for god's sake. In the fourth attempt I could probably raise a sensible kid, let alone fix a keyboard!

My taste of the failed keyboard happened in Jan-Feb, when my dear friend and colleague had to change the keyboard of his new macbook air, thrice in 3 weeks due to this problem. It is back even after the third replacement, but he is just tired of going to the genius bar!! To supporters of apple, your ostrich mentality is not helping apple, it is letting them get complacent and lose their focus on quality.

Indeed. Compare this to a car which has its wheels falling off. Now for the 5th consecutive year, those borderliner geniuses then change the bolt’s finish to remedy it and announce the “3rd generation” of its inherently_flawed_design.

Back to elementary school’s drawing board.