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Apple probably needs to address the wider misconception that electronics "don't age" just by nature. Batteries, thermal compounds, metal bodies, glass, all are
by 8bitben 9y ago
Apple probably needs to address the wider misconception that electronics "don't age" just by nature. Batteries, thermal compounds, metal bodies, glass, all are worn by regular usage and consumers ought not to expect them to be perfect 3 years after purchase.
While counterintuitive, these changes are decidedly in the interest of the end user.
- collyw 9y agoIs there anything hardware wise that should affect a plugged in laptops performance? Bodies and glass are pretty obviously going to deteriorate and a lot of that will be about how you care for your machine as well as build quality but they shouldn't affect performance. Thermal compound? I have no idea if that will affect performance under "normal" use.
- michaelmrose 9y agoSwapping out a battery ought to be a 30 second operation. Everything else on a thousand dollar device ought to last 10 years unless the user drops it.
- 1_2__4 9y agoStop carrying water for multi billion corporations, and stop thinking consumers are frightened children who can be fooled with simple explanations.