>On the contrary, devices can be made thin and sleek while being repairable.
I'll believe it when I see it. Thus far all easily repairable mobile phones I've seen were ugly and bulky compared to normal phones.
I'll believe it when I see it. Thus far all easily repairable mobile phones I've seen were ugly and bulky compared to normal phones.
https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone-repairability?sort=score
You'll see plenty of nice devices scoring high marks. You'll also find comparable competitors scoring low mark.
Lack of repairability is mostly a choice - an active choice. Browsing the low scores on the list I linked to, you'll see that companies do extra work to reduce repairability, sometimes with express purpose of just making things harder to repair.
There are no technical reasons why so many devices are not repairable. There is only moral bankrupcy at institutional level, and lack of regulation that would force the market players to stop behaving antisocially.
This list is nice demonstrator that looks have very little to do with repairability.
For now the ruse brings the loot, as with everything, it goes in waves, this shall pass and we shall eventually get to a stage where we will find balance in this matter.
Currently, the battery is what pretty much limits the device profile. All the miniaturization achieved on the components should actually aid in nice, modular design that allows replacement of particular faulty part (if you can deglue the whole thing first).
And does 1mm under 9mm even matter? Maybe if you're one of those who claim a 15 inch laptop will break your back lol