You're gonna LOBE this - Apple switching to new screw type

[mikebw]

They're switch form phillips head to a "pentalobe" head screw making it more difficult for users to service their own products.

http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/11/01/20/...y.repairs/

[kap]

mikebw wrote:
They're switch form phillips head to a "pentalobe" head screw making it more difficult for users to service their own products.

http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/11/01/20/...y.repairs/

Darn talking about total control!

[Lew Zealand]

Nothing new. They've had 3-lobed screws before and now have 5-lobed ones. Repeat of Torx back in the '80s. It cost me $8 to get a 30 piece set which opens all of these.

Ooops, sorry. Insert "Apple's screwing me" comment here.

[RAMd®d]

You've got drivers for three- and five-lobe screws?

Where?

I got a set of quarter-inch "bits" for about $10- it has several kinds including "security torx", but no lobes.

[cbelt3]

Bollocks. They already did, and those drivers are, of course, easily available. I can remember the old speciality Mac Plus Case Cracking Kits with the long torx driver and the metal clamp to use as a separator and spudger.

No problemo. What man can put together, man can take apart.

NOW.. when they start fabbing the things as one integrated circuit, THEN we're screwed.

[Acer]

iFixit is selling the drivers, e.g. http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/iPhone-4-5-P...ixit_guide&utm_medium=wiki_text&utm_term=if145-096&utm_content=product_link

[lafinfil]

Looks like the free market is ready to help. http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/MacBook-Air-.../IF145-090

[Mini 9]

Funny iFixit reports on it AND sells a/the drivers.

http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/5-Point-Torx.../IF145-070

[Acer]

HIVE MIND

[OWC Jamie]

there are also some 5 lobe security screws / fasteners with the little stud in the center that requires a screwdriver with a hole in the center.