It seems all of you are staring at the Apple tree and missing the iFixit forest. iFixit is a site that caters to the DIY crowd. Their repairability scores apply to all of the products they tear down; not just Apple products. They have repair guides for appliances, automobiles, toys, computers, phones, cameras, consoles, tablets, etc. The repairability score isn't a punishment. It's an indicator of how difficult they think the repair will be -important part here- if you choose to try it. A 0/10 score simply means this is not a diy project, keep it moving to something else. I love tinkering. I've done plenty of 7-8-9's, and a few 6's. I'd be willing to try something as low as a 4-5/10. Anything beyond that would probably be more than I'm willing to undertake. The repairability score serves a function. It's there to let diy'ers know what they are getting into.