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 gtomorrow on Wednesday December 18 2019, @09:32PM
Agreed about the G3 (and the following graphite G4): a clean interior layout, 180 degrees from the standard rat's nest in your average PC. Bu the G5 tower was the epitome of that design. I remember at the time, at the design studio I was at, me and an audio engineer would just pop that bad boy open in front of the die-hard PC fanatic of an art director (yes, what a dichotomy) just to watch him grumble and salivate!
As far as the Quadra, I wouldn't know as they were far too much lettuce for me.