There's just something about the MacBook Neo which feels like a newer era of Apple hardware design than many of their previous laptops. Which is bananas because it's their "cheap" product!
It almost feels like the iPad strategy from the early 2010s but for the Mac. Iterate on a pretty great but "low-end" device until you finally get to a really pro device…*rather than* figure out how to scale down a pro device to something cheap.
I suspect they are preparing us for a world where we can't get a better speced laptop because shortages and prices, so we can get a better designed and more repairable slightly worse one.
I assume all electronic device makers are taking measures to do more or less the same.
The catch here is the fact that it is very unlikely you will find new parts for a device you bought 7 years ago.
Given the diversity of devices in the mobile marketplace, you will be lucky if you find new parts for a 2 years old device.
And Apple doesn't seem like to be the one to flood the market with spare parts.
@jgg @jaredwhite
That's true, too. I meant that Apple needs to fix it during warranty periods and if u have to replace a lot every time, it reduces how much they earn on an already inexpensive device.
@jgg @jaredwhite
On the other hand, an inexpensive device needs to be repairable. You can't afford to change the MB+SSD+Memory all together every time something breaks... if the absolute margin is lower, no?