regurgitatedcoprolite
About
- Username
- regurgitatedcoprolite
- Joined
- Visits
- 67
- Last Active
- Roles
- member
- Points
- 319
- Badges
- 0
- Posts
- 280
Reactions
-
Mac Studio teardown demonstrates relatively easy disassembly
Xed said:freeassociate2 said:regurgitatedcoprolite said:It’s hilarious to watch some of the “YouTubers” out there gnash their teeth and complain about how difficult it is to take apart a Mac Studio.
It’s clear to me that none of them have ever worked on a car, where one has to do things lying on his back, deal with grease and oil, etc.
Computers are easy if one takes his time, organizes parts, and has any mechanical ability.
I especially find it funny when places like iFixit cry “oh no! Dang proprietary screws!” even though they seem capable of selling me pricey repair kits for those screws … that conform the specs of international standards. (I have yet to see an apple logo shaped proprietary screw head.) Honestly, in my years of working on houses, cars, trains, and all manner of “repairable” things, I’ve found that most of them have connector mechanisms that aren’t just a #2 Philips. Western civilization has fallen! My kingdom for a T15! Oh no! A locking nut!
It really boggles the mind some times.
As others have pointed out, car manufacturers are infamous for making DIY repairs to vehicles difficult and / or expensive. For example, newer Mercedes vehicles don't allow changing of the transmission filter by itself--their new design is a transmission pan made out of plastic with the filter integral to the pan. Instead of being able to buy a filter by itself for $50 or whatever, now one has to buy the whole assembly (pan with filter) for $200 or so. And...then to fill with new transmission fluid, one has to pump it up into the transmission from below--there is no filler tube up top. That's fun.
Apple does sometimes make odd and frustrating choices about design and repairability. I agree. But even the most challenging repairs I've made have been pieces of cake compared to cars. Heck, a couple of years ago, I upgraded my wife's 27" iMac's SSD eliminating the Fusion drive. It required removed the screen panel with a "pizza cutter" tool supplied by OWC, and the job took a couple of hours. But I never got a drop of grease on me, didn't have to spray WD-40 on screws to get them unstuck--it was clean and relatively easy job to complete.
Granted if one lacks fine motor skills and such, then messing with tiny screws is a chore, but for me Apple devices have been a piece of cake compared to just about any car repair I've ever done. -
Mac Studio teardown demonstrates relatively easy disassembly
It’s hilarious to watch some of the “YouTubers” out there gnash their teeth and complain about how difficult it is to take apart a Mac Studio.
It’s clear to me that none of them have ever worked on a car, where one has to do things lying on his back, deal with grease and oil, etc.
Computers are easy if one takes his time, organizes parts, and has any mechanical ability. -
French media talks to Apple management in Apple Park tour
macxpress said:ravnorodom said:It would be nice if Apple Building/Park is opened to tourist. -
Goldman Sachs cautious about iPhone ASP, says longer lead times are due to COVID
-
What to expect at WWDC 2020 - and what not to
Appleish said:I'm looking forward to the idiots at Accidental Tech Podcast not being able to whine about the boxed lunches.
Well, two of them are idiots. John is an adult.