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Easy lid swaps earn praise from iFixit, but panel removal ends in cracks and USB-C repairs require logic board surgery

Apple's first touchscreen MacBook got a mixed reception from iFixit's teardown specialists, who praised its easily replaced lid but found fans and USB-C ports buried beneath the logic board.

The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display was unveiled at the end of October. It features a tandem OLED screen that stacks two layers of organic light-emitting pixels, eliminating the need for a backlight, and adds touch capability to the MacBook line for the first time.

Although the vendor was patted on the back in recent years for improving the repairability of its famously locked-down products, this machine shows Apple still has some way to go.

The good? The entire lid comes off relatively easily.…