The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 put up quite a fight before revealing its secrets to the iFixit team. The screen was held in by glue and two...
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 put up quite a fight before revealing its
secrets to the iFixit team. The screen was held in by glue and two
cables. After those were cleared, the motherboard still wasn’t
accessible though.
Inside is a M.2 Samsung SSD, this bodes well for upgradeability. The
RAM is soldered onto the motherboard, however, so there's no hope of
upgrading. Above all that is a big copper heatsink and an empty space –
presumably that's where the fan goes on higher powered models (the Core
m3 model doesn’t have one).
Overall, iFixit gave the Surface Pro 4 a measly 2 out 10 repairability score. The only positive is the swappable SSD, the rest – from the glued down screen to the glued down battery – is very hard to replace.
Overall, iFixit gave the Surface Pro 4 a measly 2 out 10 repairability score. The only positive is the swappable SSD, the rest – from the glued down screen to the glued down battery – is very hard to replace.
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