[dba-Tech] Repairing the Surface Pro

Who ever said PC's will die?

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On 22 February 2013 13:43, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Hans:
>
> ...and that is why real PCs will never die. Who wants very expensive items
> that can not be fixed...that are just throw-aways like a cheap BIC pen? ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 1:25 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Repairing the Surface Pro
>
> Thats not really surprising. It's a tablet, not a PC. If it is to function
> as a tablet, then you have to expect this sort of trade off in order to
> have
> something portable enough to be a tablet. If you want something fully
> upgradable, you should buy a PC. If you only care to upgrade ram and hard
> drive, get a regular laptop.
>
> - Hans
>
>
> On 2013-02-22, at 12:49 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Hi All:
> >
> > Here is an interesting article on the difficulties of repairing your
> Surface
> > Pro. You wouldn't be taking it apart to add new memory, batteries, hard
> > drives or even just cleaning out dust from the ventilation ports.
> >
> > How bad is it?...It is being compared to the Ultrabook which has been
> called
> > the most unrepairable piece of equipment on the market.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cracking-open/difficult-to-repair-surface-p
> >
>
> ro-built-more-like-an-ultrabook-than-a-tablet/938?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&tta
> > g=e101
> >
> > This article might be well worth saving for those purchasing such a
> product.
> >
> > Jim
> >
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