DIY repair site iFixit has announced the results of its teardown of the 2019 Mac Pro – the latest eye-wateringly priced, professional-oriented computer from fruit-branded-biz-turned- kitchenware supplier, Apple.
And while the Mac Pro looks like [a] cheese grater and costs a lot of cheddar, you'll be delighted to discover it's no stinking bishop[*]. With PCIe slots galore, and modular RAM that isn't soldered to the motherboard, Apple's latest tower is delightfully easy to repair and upgrade, or so iFixit found.
The screwdriver botherers bestowed the Mac Pro with a repairability score of 9. That's pretty much unprecedented for Apple's latest crop of machines. The 16-inch MacBook Pro, for example, has a score of just one, with most components either soldered or glued in place.
In its teardown, iFixit commended Apple for the ease in which punters can open the case, remarking that some simple procedures require no tools at all.
It also lauded Apple's decision to use industry-standard sockets and interfaces, as well as its publication of repair diagrams and instructions. Both moves will allow owners of the ultra-pricey boxes to repair their kit without making an appointment at the Genius Bar.
Or, you could just purchase one fully-kitted out from the start for only $53,000. (Display not included.)
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday December 18 2019, @07:58PM
You're talking about what's inside - I'm talking about who buys them and why... actually very different things.
Due to the fast cycling high volume nature of computer components, there is not much real "high quality" option out there - if you get into components that cost too much more than mainstream, the sales volumes drop off so much that actual quality drops off as well. Kind of the "Toughbook" phenomenon - pay twice as much for three year old tech, in a rugged package.
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