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I would rather be in a world where we have skilled hot-air rework shops in major cities (like Shenzhen has) that can cheaply do this upgrade. The speed of ligh
by 15155 3y ago
I would rather be in a world where we have skilled hot-air rework shops in major cities (like Shenzhen has) that can cheaply do this upgrade.
The speed of light isn't changing, nor is EMI. Upgradability is directly at odds with high-speed, RF-like, timing-sensitive protocols. "Planned obsolescence!!!" - no: electrical reality.
- bluGill 3y agoThe upgrade would be replace the iGPU including the memory on board. Upgrades are not really environmentally good. They might be the best compromise, but the parts you take off still are discarded.
- 15155 3y agoWhy are they discarded?
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- throwaway11460 3y agoBut it's still better than discarding the whole thing, isn't it?
- paulmd 3y agoWhy discard anything at all? If the laptop is sufficiently durable it should be able to endure multiple owners over its functional lifespan.
- throwuxiytayq 3y agoIt often takes a very slight upgrade to give the hardware a whole new life. Plenty of macbooks with 8GB of RAM out there.
- talldayo 3y agoWell one day the SSD will fail, and then your options are as follows: 1) reflow the board with a steady hand 2) bin it The overwhelming majority of customers will not choose option 1.
- throwaway11460 3y agoPeople don't want to deal with the hassle of selling it. Most often they just discard it. I myself have many older phones in the drawer - theoretically fully capable, but finding a buyer, meeting with them, proving it works to them, etc is just not something I can do now.