{"id":13187,"date":"2022-08-25T14:58:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/25\/apples-repair-program-creates-excruciating-gauntlet-of-hurdles-ifixit-says\/"},"modified":"2022-08-25T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:58:38","slug":"apples-repair-program-creates-excruciating-gauntlet-of-hurdles-ifixit-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/25\/apples-repair-program-creates-excruciating-gauntlet-of-hurdles-ifixit-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s repair program creates \u2018excruciating gauntlet of hurdles,\u2019 iFixit says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/24\/23319881\/apple-macbook-repair-program-ifixit-complaints<\/a>
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On Monday, Apple expanded its DIY repair program<\/a> to include MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops equipped with M1 chips (including the Pro and Max). At least, in theory. The repairability experts at iFixit, who regularly dissect Apple\u2019s gadgets, have taken a look at the new program, and their outlook is…mixed. <\/p>\n

iFixit\u2019s Sam Goldheart<\/a> writes that the new MacBook Pro guides \u201cthrew us for a loop.\u201d The issue: the documentation \u201cmakes MacBook Pros seem less<\/em> repairable\u201d than they have been in the past. <\/p>\n

The repair manual for replacing the 14-inch MacBook Pro\u2019s battery, for example, is a whole 162 pages long<\/a>. (One of the first steps, of course, is \u201cRead the entire manual first.\u201d) The reason the guide is so long, it turns out, is that replacing these batteries isn\u2019t just a matter of popping the battery out. A user needs to replace the entire top case and keyboard in order to replace the battery, because Apple does not currently sell replacement batteries on their own for the 14-inch model. Needless to say, it is unusual for a laptop battery replacement to require a full-computer teardown.<\/p>\n