iFixit's Surface Pro teardown shows repairs won't be easy

February 13, 2013

Although Microsoft likes to say the Surface Windows 8 Pro is a full-blown PC, it's not nearly as repairable as a typical laptop. Electronics repair site iFixit has performed a teardown of the Surface Pro, and says fixing the device would not be an easy task. Microsoft's new hybrid earned a repairability score of 1 out of 10, meaning it's one of the most difficult devices to repair. (The Surface Windows RT earned a score of 4 out of 10.) Even just cracking open the device was a challenge. iFixit says it spent an hour figuring out how to get inside – a first for the company – and eventually resorted to a heat gun and guitar picks to pry the display panel open. Once inside, iFixit found that the display was glued together with a tar-like substance. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2027944/ifixits-surface-pro-teardown-shows-repairs-wont-be-easy.html