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I'm a little worried what this says about the actual repair process. If I bought one, had an issue, and sent it to Microsoft, would they just throw it away and
by foobarchu 9y ago
I'm a little worried what this says about the actual repair process. If I bought one, had an issue, and sent it to Microsoft, would they just throw it away and send me a new one? I'm pretty sure other companies already do this, but it feels like a massive amount of waste generated in the name of cost savings. Especially with the decline of rare earth materials required for these things.
- dlp211 9y agoRare earth metals are not actually rare.
- foobarchu 9y agoOf course not, but they are increasingly harder to find and mine, and processing them is not nice for the environment.
- bpye 9y agoMicrosoft can probably scrap it for some parts, screen, keyboard, trackpad, motherboard, speakers, chassis. The cover on the keyboard looks like it's once use though.
- dlp211 9y agoExactly, they'll take what can be reused, get the additional parts, and sell a refurbished unit.