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by bserge 2099 days ago
Yeah, you totally can. Anything that's been assembled can be disassembled.

But the number and complexity of tools has increased a lot. Used to take 2 screwdrivers to fix a phone or a laptop. Now you need special screwdrivers, a heat gun, pry tools, glue, small tweezers at least.

And a whole BGA rework station if you want to replace components with a decent quality of work.

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> Anything that's been assembled can be disassembled

Sure, but can you reassemble it after the disassembly? There are certainly products for which that is essentially impossible: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+2+Teardown/121471