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Once finally free, we get to the second-most difficult component to reach the Touch ID button.

If you gotta replace that, a full disassembly is required.

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These problems will occur both with salvaged working parts from other devices and third-party components, she writes.

All of this adds up to a middling provisional score of 5/10 for repairability.

At least thisscores better than an iPad, even though that bar is on the floor, Mokhtari adds.

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Shots from iFixIt’s MacBook Air M4 teardown video.

Shots from iFixIt’s MacBook Air M4 teardown video.

Shots from iFixIt’s MacBook Air M4 teardown video.

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