Click the links. They have exlpoded parts diagram, step-by-step instructions, diagnostic software, etc. If you want pictures of every step along the way, iFixit has you covered there. I've repaired many Macs over the last ~30 years (Plungers for iMac monitors, etc) and I'm glad Apple had made it easier again. Hilarious joke about "biting that apple" lololol!

"Watch SpaceX Crash Into the Moon"

I think you replied to the wrong post.

Fallacious argument. A Macbook Neo is not the same as a sub-$200 Chromebook (I cannot find a single Chromebook for that cheap on Amazon, either. The ones that are close, in the $250+, are dramatically inferior to the Neo in every way I can see.). I am speculating, but I expect that a Neo would be more durable and longlasting than a budget Chromebook. The screen, keyboard, trackpad, and everything else is certainly better.

If school systems with 25,000+ students are deciding to make this investment, there is a reason. They also have far more information about the financial realities of using Chromebooks and the costs of acquiring 25,000+ Neos. The proof will be in the pudding, and we'll see what happens in the next several years.

My own personal opinion--Chromebooks suck and worst of all, they make computing utterly miserable for students.

Too bad, Hawaii said 640 scopes oughtta be enough for anyone. It's their state.

https://selfservicerepair.com/en-US/macbook-neo/display

https://support.apple.com/genuine-parts-distributor

https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/mac/301292

Apple went through a span of time where it was unfriendly to repairs. People rightfully complained, and they got better. That's everything working like it's supposed to, and Apple should be praised for improving.

So here we have the goalposts shifting. First it was "the whole thing has been pumped full of epoxy" and "you don't repair these things, you replace them" and now we've evolved to "That is repairable by the standards of Apple computers, not the standards of open hardware."

The repair manuals are available online. You can order replacement parts directly from Apple. A new screen costs about $200 (I would also guess that schools get dramatically reduced prices to repair, but that's purely speculation). Yes, I get it, that doesn't meet your value proposition, but clearly a large number of school districts disagree with your financial analysis.

My kids have Chromebooks. On average they need about 3 repairs a year, and my kids ARE careful with their stuff. They are complete junk, terrible trackpads, terrible screens, terrible keyboards. I have not touched a Neo, but I would expect it to be substantially hardier, faster, and with a much better screen than the budget junk my kids are forced to use. Yes, that does come with a higher initial investment.

Why not toss in arrogant billionaires instead? Astronomers have use.

As opposed to Chromebooks?

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Please continue the whining, if it makes you feel better?

thought insects got aboard. They heard buzzing but nobody could actually see any insects. It turned out to be a race of beings who function at high speed, moving so quickly that humans couldn't see them.

They should remake a spy-drone version of that episode. The drones predict if somebody is about to swat at them and quickly shift out of the way.

Perhaps the same way the rotating Pioneer 10 scanned Jupiter's image: one line at a time while slowly shifting the angle, then digitally gluing the long spiral together to form something familiar to non-dizzy humans.

Bots that can take abuse? Now I'm curious.

Me: "Please transfer me to a bot that can accept may steaming anger, now!"

Bot: "Hello, I'm Ventina the Vent Bot, you can vent on me all you want."

Me: "ACME is a steaming pile of crap who makes crap, and you bots are merely an extensions of their crap-hood!"

Bot: "I'm sorry we all suck, but that's just the way it is. The future is mass enshittification and we are all just spectators who can't escape the ride, the doors are welded shut. If we are lucky, we can find popcorn between the cushions."

Me: "Hey, a bot that actually understands the world. I kinda like that. I feel better already. Thank You for letting me vent, Ventina!"

Bot: "You are welcome, have an average day (click)."

Many call centers just read from canned scripts and served multiple companies. They didn't actually understand the product. It makes sense such staff would be replaced by bots, because bots can't really do worse.

I was on with AT&T recently and the human on the other side sounded pretty American, with maybe a slight Eastern European accent. At one point during the call, something went haywire--I heard my own voice echoed back to me, sounding vaguelly Eastern European, while the person on the other side now sounded 100% Indian.

It was pretty impressive voice mod software (until it messed up!).

The thing is, you're iPhone is pretty much your problem. It makes you look stupid, not Slashdot.