That's because those laptops were specifically designed to not be easily repairable. The new ones are complying with EU regulations, and so are easier to repair.
They were designed to be as small as possible, which sacrificed internal access. I doubt they purposefully made repairablity difficult. It just wasn't a major factor when 90% of the time they just give you a new laptop when you show up at Apple with a broken one (with a warranty or Apple+).
That's a pretty bold claim, to say that a company had the motivation to purposely make it difficult to repair. What support do you have for that statement?
And what support do you have on your claim that any EU rule has mandated an approach to make something easier to repair that has made Apple (or any other company) change the way they design their hardware?
dmix|3 years ago
user3939382|3 years ago
I'm more cynical of Apple since they started doing things like soldering in RAM connections on the Mini totally unnecessarily.
kepler1|3 years ago
And what support do you have on your claim that any EU rule has mandated an approach to make something easier to repair that has made Apple (or any other company) change the way they design their hardware?