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I never got how we all just accepted non-user replaceable battery devices with phones, laptops, and tablets. The main reason why people replace those devices is

• nvy 3y ago
  Because the repairable laptops were Thinkpad-class devices which weighed quite a bit and had fucking terrible touchpads. When slim Ultrabooks (or whatever they were called) started appearing, those of us who actually use our laptops like a laptop (i.e. we take them places) loved how thin and light they were. Imagine fitting more than just your laptop into a backpack!
  • PeterStuer 3y ago
    It's perfectly possible to have slim ultrabooks with replacable batteries. We used to have phones with replaceable batteries that were thinner than than even current gen laptops.
  • modo_mario 3y ago
    The hell do touchpads have to do with this? Besides, the T430 had one of if not the best touchpad I ever used.
    • robertlagrant 3y ago
      The question was: how did we accept this change? Answer: laptops that were non-repairable were far better in various ways. Now we've got good at all those things, the next step might be reintroducing owner-replaceability of batteries etc, but there's no point pretending a lot of people didn't prefer the advantages of the sealed ones.
• zelphirkalt 3y ago
  We don't, or we didn't all accept it. It was forced upon us, due to the masses not giving a f. The masses are just so uninformed, that they would rather throw cash out every 2 years (if not shorter) to buy a new device. The manufacturers of course like that behavior and reinforce it. The sheer masses of uninformed people create a huge incentive for them to continue this way.