That's the price of "thin". We should expect mobile electronics to be sealed watertight at the factory.
There's a tradeoff between repairable and bulky. Here's a repair job of mine.[1] This is restoring a Teletype Model 15 from the 1930s. These are completely reparable - every part can be removed without damage. IFixit would give it a score of 10. It's big, heavy, loud, and drips oil, but completely repairable.
There's a tradeoff between repairable and bulky. Here's a repair job of mine.[1] This is restoring a Teletype Model 15 from the 1930s. These are completely reparable - every part can be removed without damage. IFixit would give it a score of 10. It's big, heavy, loud, and drips oil, but completely repairable.
[1] http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43672.0.html