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Honestly when I am looking at their other models like the StarBook and StarFighter, I have a weird feeling that I cannot repair them once the battery or other p
by cookiengineer 3y ago
Honestly when I am looking at their other models like the StarBook and StarFighter, I have a weird feeling that I cannot repair them once the battery or other parts breaks down. They have an internal battery similar to the format of A1278 MacBooks, which makes my spidey sense go off that it's not easily repairable without breaking a ribbon flex cable.
I don't need a bleeding edge gaming GPU, I don't need USB4, I don't need Thunderbolt. These are optional extras for me, I've given up on them already.
Currently I am kind of stuck with the old T440p because of this, all other laptops that I bought in the last 10 years have died already with no chance of repairing or fixing them - either because of non available parts, or because literally the GPU melted down (happens more often on MacBooks than one might think, apparently).
From Ultrabooks to even MacBooks, I've had them all, from Dell to HP, Apple and back... all died eventually and I switched back to my T440p in 2019. This old laptop still lives, can be repaired, has a replacement parts community [1], and doesn't break when I let it fall down on the floor. But it's now so outdated that I cannot even order battery packs anymore, because they will arrive with less than 20% capacity condition when they're being sold as "New" because they're even not produced anymore and are stored for too long.
I think what I want is something like the MNT Reform laptop [2], where the battery cells are replaceable 18650 standard cells. But without the problems that come with ARM. I've been thinking about even getting an older Thinkpad just so that I can just let the guy from xyte.ch [3] build a better one out of it.
Honestly I've spent more than 10k over the years for crappy Ultrabook laptops or MacBooks, which all died up on me and I'm sick of spending so much money when my laptop from 2013 still works.
Why can't we have nice replaceable battery packs, RAM, and m2 SSDs anymore? I mean, not even the Framework laptop has a replaceable battery pack? WHY?
Am I the only one wanting this?
[1] https://www.thinkstore24.de https://www.thinkstore24.de
[2] https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform
[3] http://web.archive.org/web/20221130010517/https://www.xyte.ch/ http://web.archive.org/web/20221130010517/https://www.xyte.c... (currently has php problems)
- cycomanic 3y agoAFAIK pretty much all (most?) the recent thinkpads have relatively easily replaceable batteries. I just replaced the battery in my X1 carbon (although it's a 2016 model so not so recent) and it was really straight forward.
- clhodapp 3y agoYou must have missed on their product pages where they say: "Laptops designed for open-source software need open warranties. Our 1-year limited warranty allows you to take your computer apart, replace parts, install an upgrade, and use any operating system and even your firmware, all without voiding the warranty." They also post disassembly guides for their products and, so far at least, they don't seem to use super fragile ribbon cables for the batteries. Here's the one for the last gen of the Star Lite: https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/guides/star-lite-mk-ii-slash-iii-complete-disassembly-guide https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/guides/star-lite-mk-ii-s...
- BHSPitMonkey 3y ago> Why can't we have nice replaceable battery packs, RAM, and m2 SSDs anymore? I mean, not even the Framework laptop has a replaceable battery pack? WHY? https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Battery+Replacement+Guide/85 https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Battery+Replacement+Guide/85
- asddubs 3y agoI think they meant batteries you can swap without taking the machine apart, like old laptops had
- Aerbil313 3y agoTaking a framework apart is very easy though.
- yencabulator 3y agoTurns out the 16" Framework can have an external battery, they designed the connector to also support that. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23612467/framework-laptop-16-battery-parts-games https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23612467/framework-laptop...