[hakfoo]

I sort of resent when repairability is clearly being used as a gatekeeping feature. Only the premium model is designed to be servicable.

I had an old Thinkpad X230 Tablet where everything was behind clever individual covers, one screw each and flip open, and the battery just slid off the back.

I got a newer E585, and there's a single-piece back panel that requires removal of 8 captive screws and then pry it apart, and the battery's behind it with a direct tether to the mainboard, rather than any sort of "we thought you might want to carry a spare and swap them without doing major surgery" packaging.

This is a bigger, chunkier, clumsier machine in every way, so don't pull the "design" or "thinness" card on me.