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Wow, thanks for the response! I wasn't really aware of the buy and replace strategy. When I wrote this, I was building of the personal desire to be able to upgrade and customize but that presents a unique point.
Pentalobes have been used in MacBook Pros since 2009.
It's not that hard to replace them, you can pick the screwdriver for the Retina MacBook Pro and Airs for $12.95 from iFixit or as part of a set of different drivers. You might even find it cheaper on Amazon.
It's not that hard to replace them, you can pick the screwdriver for the Retina MacBook Pro and Airs for $12.95 from iFixit or as part of a set of different drivers. You might even find it cheaper on Amazon.
What I meant to convey was that you have to specifically go out and buy a pentalobe screwdriver for the sole purpose of opening your mac, whereas with the other tools, I (along with many others) already have them.
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Apple's philosophy never was about its pro users...
While there is a legitimately big pro market for Macs -- especially in the creative professions -- those companies tend to follow a buy-and-replace strategy. There just isn't a lot of upside for Apple to be in the business of servicing individual pro users.
I say this, rather sadly, as the user of a 17" MBP that I love, and that I will use until the day it can no longer reliably boot up.