With the sheath shucked and a handful of screws dispatched, the Tap falls open like a book.

And things are looking up! The I/O panel, mounted by way of a couple screws, attaches to the motherboard via a flex cable and slides right out.

That means replacing the USB port, a commonly failing component in mobile devices, will be possible if not totally painless.

Moving right along, the motherboard jumps out to join the party.