Crunchgear’s list of reasons why damaging a MacBook is a worse idea than ever before brings up a lot of great points on why the glass-and-aluminum uniformity of Apple’s newest laptops need to be eyed beneath a cocked eyebrow for anyone who doesn’t store their computers in hermetically sealed vaults.

The big changes in the MacBook design, from a user service point of view:

• The glass screen is irreparable if broken, scuffed, or scratched, since it is fused with the lid.

• Dot-like spill sensors stuck to the innards like so many blind mute’s ellipses, giving every Apple tech a reason not to repair your computer if it has been in the presence of that strange Earthen element, moisture.

• A keyboard that can’t be replaced short of unwinding 80 screws.

Those last two really resonate with me, since I have spilled a couple beers on my MacBook Pro over the last three years, and in each case I found it cheaper and easier to replace the keyboard myself than try to argue with a Genius about the funky skunk water leaking out of the SuperDrive tray.

In truth, the new MacBooks are rather lovely, but with Genius Bar lines being what they are, I’m not really sure discouraging customers who actually are willing and capable of repairing their own busted products is such a hot idea. But Apple’s been on this path for years, so no surprises.

5 Reasons Damaging Your MacBook Is A Worse Idea Than Ever [Crunchgear]

Original post by John Brownlee