The iFixit site has embarked on a complete teardown of the new 15-inch MacBook Air M2. The operation is complex and gives reason to the EU on its new regulations.
When it comes to protecting the consumer and moving forward, the European Union likes to regulate the new technology sector to constrain brands. This week, it took a step towards the obligation of better access to components and in particular to the battery of our smartphones.
Apple’s latest 15-inch MacBook Air M2 illustrates the point well. Despite the brand’s promises of sustainability, this is a difficult machine to dismantle and repair.
“A miserable experience”
The iFixit site has made one of its famous tear down to assess the repairability of the device.
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It’s simple, the design is overall very close to the 13-inch model from 2022 with the same flaws. The site speaks of a “miserable” experience when it comes to having to change the battery or access the logic circuits of the device. This involves many internal connectors to unplug and dozens of screws to remove.
The switch to 15 inches still allows you to change the size of certain components such as the speakers, which are revised upwards. The battery also jumps to 66.5Wh and iFixit notes that charging should be faster thanks to an increase in cell count.
The 15-inch MacBook Air M2 finished with a 3 out of 10 repairability rating from iFixit. We are very far from the good marks obtained by the iPhone on the same site. Hopefully Apple will improve its internal design in future generations to allow better repairability. Otherwise, we hope that the European Union will accelerate on the PC market to force manufacturers to do so.
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