Back when Mercedes-Benz was less of a luxury car it was fairly common for people to buy them and keep them 2-3 times as long as the average car. Better enginee

Back when Mercedes-Benz was less of a luxury car it was fairly common for people to buy them and keep them 2-3 times as long as the average car. Better engineering, better materials, and better design. While enjoying a lower cost to own and a better resale value. Laptops used to be like that as well. A serious use would pay top $$$ and get a well built "tank" of a device. The designs changed less often, parts availability was good, and the more likely parts to break (charging ports, keyboards, and batteries) were replaceable. Now the opposite has happened. The cheap crappy laptops are easier to work on, and the expensive laptops are thin, sealed, and impossible to work on. Sad.