Manufacturers of consumer electronics frequently design products such that components requiring eventual replacement — batteries, screens, storage drives — cannot be removed without specialized tools, adhesive solvents, or risk of damaging the rest of the device. Repair advocates note that earlier generations of similar products often featured user-replaceable components held in place by screws or simple clips.
Which conclusion most logically follows from the passage?
- A
Earlier products were uniformly less reliable than current ones
- Bcheck_circle
Choices about how products are assembled can affect their amenability to repair
- C
Modern devices contain no components that ever require replacement
- D
Designs of consumer electronics inevitably move toward greater repairability
Explanation
Earlier user-replaceable design vs. current bonded design illustrates that assembly choices affect repairability, supporting B. A, C, D contradict the passage.