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No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple's anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can't even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don't even own it.

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[–] james@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Hey there, fellow 2017er! Different worlds, I know, but I'm just finding out my specific model 2017 MacBook Pro--the 13" without a "touchbar"--was the last model with a replaceable SSD, so I'm about to upgrade it to 2TB. Eventually I'll probably replace its battery, but, for now, I'm even pretty happy with the remaining battery capacity. I'm just hoping it keeps working long enough for the right-to-repair movement to force Apple back to replaceable wear-and-tear parts (particularly SSD and battery) before I have to decide whether to choose between a completely unserviceable replacement model or switching platforms again.