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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan
Given the incredible size of the Surface tablets it is unreasonable to expect a company to offer what you are expecting. (user replacement of battery and ss drive) What other tablet with the similar specs and dimensions offers the type of serviceability that you expect?
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Perhaps those spending $1000+ for a surface pro with keyboard don't realize that the cost of battery replacement is about $470.00! or more than half the price of a new unit. Thus your tablet computer is a throwaway device. Also, once the battery is exhausted one can't boot up the tablet using the power unit:
http://thingsthatmightinterestnerds....warrantycosts/
Laptop batteries can be replaced, often for $100-200, in contrast to the MS Surface Pro.
Also, as far as I can tell, the MS decision to prevent user-servicing is not required by the specs/dimensions but by a decision to use servicing as a source of dollars for MS. The major reason it can't easily be user-serviced is the abundance of glue inside it, as the following source documents:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cra...than-a-tablet/