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See Inside Microsoft’s First-Ever Laptop

See Inside Microsoft’s First-Ever Laptop

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The Surface Book's display is detached from the base.iFixit

November 3, 2015 1:47 PM EST

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The Surface Book's display is detached from the base.iFixit

Cables connecting the Surface Book's display to the motherboard are detached.iFixit

The Surface Book's motherboard is actually affixed upside-down.iFixit

The Surface Book's rear-facing camera.iFixit

Here's the Surface Book's 128GB memory module.iFixit

The Surface Book has what's called a "Muscle Wire Lock" to secure the display; it uses electricity to open and close.iFixit

The Surface Book battery is detached from the lower panel.iFixit

The Surface Book's bigger battery is in the base, not the tablet.iFixit

The disassembled Surface Book. iFixIt gave the device a 1 out of 10 on its self-repairability scale.iFixit

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