> Only a tiny percentage of laptops are ever upgraded.
What about batteries, they're basically consumables.
I still remember a friend of mine breaking a single usb port on his macbook, he had to change half the components, the bill was something like $1.5k for a $2k macbook.
Yes, batteries are probably the biggest issue, because they deteriorate.
On all the retinas you have to separate them from the chassis using a thread (something like a fishing line). It's not too hard to do, but it's not fun neither.
What about batteries, they're basically consumables.
I still remember a friend of mine breaking a single usb port on his macbook, he had to change half the components, the bill was something like $1.5k for a $2k macbook.