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I've done enough laptop disassemblies to replace batteries or upgrade RAM or change to SSDs, and it always surprises me that there are these plastic clips which break as you try to remove the bottom cover after removing all the screws. Yet the maintenance manuals never discuss these clips.
With older designs, there was a screw holding a plastic cover in place, and when you removed that cover, you got access to the HDD. Why did designers abandon that design?
I've learned that before I would buy, or even review a proposed laptop purchase by someone else, I download the service manual and read about RAM, SSDs, etc.
Whatever those designers were smoking, it's probably illegal in many countries.
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So true. However, I personally would never buy such a laptop. For years now I have been using Lenovo T series machines, which are meant for business travelers. I was one of those people for a long time, and the dented and busted corners and sides of my machines are proof of that.
I'm no longer a business traveler, but I still travel, so I'm willing to pay a bit more for a better traveling machine with a bigger screen than some "ultrathin, ultralight" system that is really just a desktop replacement for casual use.