[kragen]

most recent phones and laptops have batteries that require advanced tools and chemicals to remove and replace

[crashmat]

Laptops also? I didn't realise it had gotten this bad anywhere but in Macbooks.

[alpaca128]

Pretty much all thin modern laptops, Surface Pros etc use copious amounts of glue for different parts. With the worst offender iirc being the Surface Laptop which can't be opened at all without damaging the keyboard.