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> PCs are already extremely modular, and they have been modular for multiple decades now. Laptops were fairly modular as well. you could upgrade memory and dis
by znpy 2y ago
> PCs are already extremely modular, and they have been modular for multiple decades now.
Laptops were fairly modular as well. you could upgrade memory and disks, in theory gpu as well (mxm connectors).
On some older laptops the cpus were socketed, so you could update those as well.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoIt could be argued that it was the Intel Ultrabook initiative that killed laptop modularity. Although that was a reaction to the MacBook Air and PC makers would have likely gone down that route, Ultrabook or no.
- znpy 2y agoNot sure if it was ultrabook, because sone thinkpads (t440/450/460) were ultrabook yet you could still update disks and ram.
- beAbU 2y agoI feel a lot of the repairability issues and poor longevity we have for electronic devices can be laid at the feet of Apple. So many "innovations" from them directly resulted in poorer device servicability, and other manufacturers were forced to follow suit, because that's what the consumer "wanted". And the consumer only "wanted" these things, because marketing and paid reviews told them they wanted it.