Apple Embraces Repairable MacBook Design

Apple's new MacBook Neo is built so that major components (keyboard, battery, screen, enclosure) are significantly easier to replace than recent MacBooks, and Apple lists lower out‑of‑warranty and AppleCare prices (battery $149, repair copay $49). The change shifts the hardware tradeoffs away from sealed, difficult repairs toward modular serviceability. — If Apple adopts easier serviceability at scale, it could reshape right‑to‑repair battles, reduce consumer repair costs, alter accessory/parts markets, and lower e‑waste pressure from discarded laptops.