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Of course they can win, by designing hardware with replaceable components. This is something my 20 year old Thinkpad has figured out, and many other user-friend
by 0daystock 4y ago
Of course they can win, by designing hardware with replaceable components. This is something my 20 year old Thinkpad has figured out, and many other user-friendly products before it.
- sokoloff 4y agoHere’s the video showing how to disassemble a modern Thinkpad to replace the battery. You might notice that it looks a fair bit like the video to replace the battery on a modern phone: https://youtu.be/lpMGVM8lPTU&t=1m10s https://youtu.be/lpMGVM8lPTU&t=1m10s (Also interesting that it doesn't appear that Lenovo even sells the battery [though several 3rd party suppliers do]: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/compatibilityfinder?accessory=Chargers%20%26%20Batteries&accessoryName=Chargers%2C%20Batteries%20%26%20Charging%20Carts&subseries=22TP2X1X1C9&machineType= https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/compatibilityfinder?accessory... )
- 0daystock 4y agoModern Thinkpads have succumbed to the same trend, sadly. My new X1 Carbon has soldered-on, non-replaceable RAM - gotta hate it.