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Laptop CPUs run hot, there isn't a lot of room for airflow or cooling. Hardware degrades with time/heat/cycles, so if it was used hard, it might be close to the
by sdwr 2y ago
Laptop CPUs run hot, there isn't a lot of room for airflow or cooling. Hardware degrades with time/heat/cycles, so if it was used hard, it might be close to the end of its usable life.
- sandreas 2y agoYou're mostly right, hard usage may lead to fast degradation, but unfortunately it is hard to tell how a device has been used as long as there are no obvious signs. Especially when there was more than one owner. It's a bit like buying a used car - if you are not an expert, it's risky, but avoiding obvious red flags 70% of the time you're not getting ripped of and you save a lot of money.
- commandersaki 2y agoEh are CPUs really a wear and tear item or even RAM for that matter?
- sandreas 2y agoSlightly but this is not a real Problem AS long AS they were not used too heavy under too high temps.
- hughesjj 2y agoAre there any good companies which sell laptop to rackmount conversion kits (or vendors which offer such)? This has been a problem for me pretty much every time I've recycled an old laptop. The CPU/mobi/ram still works fine but the cooling screen battery and case are often going after a few years in and out of the backpack. I'd love to recycle them myself, suppose I could ask the folks at Re:PC next time I do a drop off
- sandreas 2y agoGiven that you have USB-C /Thunderbolt, you could buy a dock and a notebook stand. I personally don't like external Docks at all, i prefer displays with integrated usb-c pd docks.