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| [title] Final Thoughts | |
| - | [* green] The trackpad can be removed without first removing the battery. |
| - | [* red] Proprietary pentalobe screws continue to make opening the device unnecessarily difficult. |
| - | [* red] The battery assembly is entirely, and very solidly, glued into the case, thus complicating replacement. |
| - | [* red] The RAM is soldered to the logic board. Pay for the upgrade now, or be stuck with 8 GB forever. There is no chance of upgrade. |
| - | [* red] The proprietary PCIe SSD still isn't a standard drive. Cross your fingers for future compatible drives; for now, you're stuck with what you've got. |
| + | [* black] The MacBook Pro 13" with Function Keys earns a ***2 out of 10*** on our repairability scale (10 is the easiest to repair): |
| + | [* green] The trackpad can be removed without first removing the battery. |
| + | [* red] Proprietary pentalobe screws continue to make opening the device unnecessarily difficult. |
| + | [* red] The battery assembly is entirely, and very solidly, glued into the case, thus complicating replacement. |
| + | [* red] The RAM is soldered to the logic board. Pay for the upgrade now, or be stuck with 8 GB forever. There is no chance of upgrade. |
| + | [* red] The proprietary PCIe SSD still isn't a standard drive. Cross your fingers for future compatible drives; for now, you're stuck with what you've got. |