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by ksec 26 days ago
> repairability

I would actually rate Neo having higher repairability. It is simply much better design and built even from a repair point of view. Speaker, Keyboard and Battery are the most common thing for repairing. It is only RAM and SSD that is better, but that is a different set of trade offs with performance and battery usage compromise.
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bigyabai 26 days ago
> Speaker, Keyboard and Battery are the most common thing for repairing

All of which are famously nightmarish repairs on Macbooks, and line-replacable on Frameworks.

I think you're alone in this regard, I'd trust the Framework 8 days out of the week.

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ksec 25 days ago
>All of which are famously nightmarish repairs on Macbooks,

Not for Neo. Which is why Neo is a much bigger deal in its design, but most are focusing on its pricing.

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bigyabai 25 days ago
Yes for Neo. The laptop scored a whopping six on iFixit, compared to Framework 12's score of 10: https://www.ifixit.com/News/116152/macbook-neo-is-the-most-r...

We don't know what replacement keyboards will cost. It's probably cheaper than the $600 MBP topcase repairs that are normally warranted, but I doubt it will reach the $20 mark of Thinkpad or Framework repairs. The "repairable design" is a bartering chit for enterprise customers, not a marketing stunt for the Framework crowd. Those people are right to ignore Apple's promises here, the battle is only partway won.

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