Microsoft surprises. You can repair these devices exceptionally easily
It seems that Microsoft has finally decided to take care of its consumers. Repairing and upgrading the new Surface devices is exceptionally easy.
The latest devices in the series Microsoft Surface have already gone on sale. We are talking about both a laptop and a tablet. In this generation we get processors Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus based on ARM architecture, which means long operating time. There was also a lot of emphasis on AI thanks to functions Copilot+.
Microsoft provides an official service guide
But iFixit decided to traditionally check the repairability of Microsoft’s new mobile devices. Conclusions? It’s surprisingly good. This is the best thing the Americans have released on the market.
Both Microsoft Surface Pro 10What Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 received a score of 8/10 from iFixit. Opening the casing of both devices is trivially easy, and inside there are markings about the screws used (type, quantity). What’s more QR codes are printed on the parts, which take you to the service guide.
In the case of a laptop, removing the battery is quick and convenient – only requires removing the legs and the bottom cover. This is a big change from previous generations, where the battery was hidden under other elements. Changing the SSD is also very simple, but the RAM memory is soldered in.
Surprisingly, it looks even better in the case of a tablet – here, you don’t even need a screwdriver to change the SSD. Just remove the plastic cap. However, for obvious reasons, getting to the battery takes a bit more time. For the sake of balance, however Replacing the matrix is easier than in other tablets.
It’s a big and nice change, because many service technicians still curse the first devices from the Microsoft Surface family, which were not easy to repair. Websites such as iFixit once rated them as one of the worst on the market in this respect. Apparently Microsoft has learned from this.
