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> Not hostile to repair?! You quite literally needed Torx screwdrivers of differing sizes.

The rest of your comment not withstanding, this seems fine to me. You're a lot less likely to strip or damage torx heads, especially when opening it up multiple times, and needing a few head sizes for a few screw sizes is pretty reasonable. They're a pretty standard shape, even if not necessarily in the median person's toolbox.

Contrast that with, e.g., Apple producing the tri-lobe screw -- a worse product not close to standard in any circles.



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