Surface Pro X teardown confirms it’s easier to repair than any other Surface or iPad

Photo: iFixit

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro X computer may not have taken the world by storm as a Windows-on-ARM showcase, but as iFixit’s teardown reveals, the new hardware design is groundbreaking in other respects by being far easier to repair than other Surfaces.

When Microsoft announced the Surface Pro X, it highlighted the removable SSD, which is hidden behind a pop-up door alongside the SIM card and can be easily removed by taking out a single screw.

But there are plenty of other changes Microsoft has made here that make the Surface Pro X easier to repair than older models (like the Surface Pro 6). The screen is held down with foam adhesive instead of the globs of glue that nearly every other tablet-style device uses. All of the screws are...

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Surface Pro X teardown confirms it’s easier to repair than any other Surface or iPad Surface Pro X teardown confirms it’s easier to repair than any other Surface or iPad Reviewed by Benny on November 07, 2019 Rating: 5

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