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I think my laptops have been split between mechanical and hardware EOL. I don't think the mechanicals would ever go for two lifetimes. But I actually take mine
by coryrc 2y ago
I think my laptops have been split between mechanical and hardware EOL. I don't think the mechanicals would ever go for two lifetimes. But I actually take mine around places and am a little clumsy.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoMechanical what? The keys? There are people who have had the same keyboard for 30 years. You don't have to design things to be disposable junk. That's even part of the advantage. If you want a higher quality chassis made of rubber-padded metal that can survive being dropped off a table then you'd only have to buy it once.
- numpad0 2y agoNo one personally buys a Toughbook new for home use.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoBecause you don't pay that much for something to be durable if the durability will just be defeated by obsolescence. Whereas if you could upgrade it to later generation processors, clumsy people would save themselves a lot of trouble to buy the chassis once.
- numpad0 2y agoI guess we're talking from a completely different range within spectrum of laptop computing. Hinges, shells, flex cables, power ports, etc. all tend not last longer than hardware end of relevance for me unless it's one of rugged ones, but my use case is to throw into a bag and strategically yeet onto another luggage kinds.