Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t simply essentially the most reasonably priced MacBook by far — it’s additionally essentially the most repairable MacBook in “about fourteen years,” in accordance with an in-depth teardown by how-to web site iFixit.

The “huge story,” in iFixit’s view, is the battery. Whereas older MacBook batteries are supposedly glued into place, the Neo’s battery is held by a tray secured with 18 screws. That’s quite a lot of screws, however iFixit declared that “screws nonetheless beat adhesive each time.” Actually, this new association — which ought to make it a lot simpler to switch your MacBook battery —  “despatched cheers throughout the iFixit workplace.”

Different modifications that reportedly make the MacBook Neo extra repairable: a flat disassembly tree, the truth that Restore Assistant seems to just accept substitute components with out criticism, and an easier-to-replace show and keyboard.

Finally, iFixit nonetheless had sufficient considerations — like soldered RAM and storage — that it solely gave the Neo repairability rating of 6 out of 10. But it surely mentioned that for a MacBook, “that’s a powerful rating.”