Apple's
latest Mac Pro appears straight out of a sci-fi flick but it has scored
high on repair company iFixit's repairability scale.
The
Mac Pro is fairly easy to be taken apart as iFixit found its
cylindrical design closer to that of an aluminum soda can than a trash
can, to which it was initially compared.
According
to Cnet, opening the 3,000 dollars Mac Pro requires just a snap of the
lock switch thereby exposing the first layer of cards and components.
iFixit
said that the RAM modules are easily accessible and replaceable, and
one simply needs to turn a screwdriver to reveal the flash storage and
flash controller.
However,
the data connectors for the graphics card are a little tricky and the
iFixit team said that this stacks up fairly well for current Apple GPU
offerings, the proprietary nature, and lack of an elegant external GPU
option, may age this device before its time.
The
team found that the logic board, the dual graphics cards, and the I/O
port board all connect to a single disc-shaped 'daughterboard' and
despite few tricky parts, the Mac Pro is relatively easy to dismantle.
iFixit
said that the computer's design is 'surprisingly modular and easy to
disassemble', but added that with some proprietary new connectors and
tight cable routing, working on the device without a repair manual could
be risky.
The device scored 8 out of 10 on the repairability scale, for 10 being the easiest to repair, the report added.
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