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Note from dayglored: This thread ties to a thread on Slashdot which links to an article from motherboard.vice.com. The vice.com article refers to a "Teardown" column on iFixit.com. Pictures of the teardown are found here: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Laptop+Teardown/92915. It's also important to note that iFixit is ONLY comlpainining about the Surface Laptop's upgradeability/repairability -- they otherwise describe the product in very well-deserved, glowing terms. Repair specialists iFixit have dubbed the new laptop a ‘Russian nesting doll from hell.’ Microsoft's latest Surface Laptop may have earned glowing reviews from certain sections of the tech press, but don't tell that to iFixit. The company,...

iFixit will be live blogging the disassembly of an iPhone immediately after its release tomorrow, June 29. We will stream live images and descriptions of the disassembly as we go. Our technicians will also be analyzing the internals and posting component descriptions and design analysis. To be notified as soon as we begin disassembly, sign up here: (http://iFixit.com/Guide/iPhone) The live disassembly will also be posted at that address. "We're excited to see how Apple's engineers have crammed so much functionality into an iPod form factor," commented Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit. "We'll be posting professional images as fast as we...