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This is great and should be applauded, but repairability is but one aspect of many in a good laptop. I wonder if other aspects had to suffer to achieve this, an
by cosmic_cheese 8mo ago
This is great and should be applauded, but repairability is but one aspect of many in a good laptop. I wonder if other aspects had to suffer to achieve this, and if they did by how much. The answer to that question could make or break the laptop for many users.
- Daz912 8mo agowhy are you so negative?
- varispeed 8mo agoProbably because this is not repairability, but rather dividing device into smaller not repairable parts that can be replaced by purchasing parts from the manufacturer at inflated cost.
- system2 8mo agoIs there any laptop that you can replace individual pieces of the motherboard? Laptop motherboards are all the same.
- varispeed 8mo agoWith a steady hand and good hot air station you can replace anything you want. Problem is getting the replacement chips.
- hermanzegerman 8mo agoMuch worse compared to other laptops where everything is soldered and glued together and you have to throw the whole thing away when something fails
- cosmic_cheese 8mo agoAll the repairability in the world is moot if the laptop isn't good enough to sell itself on its other merits. If it turns out to be hot and loud or have poor battery life for example, that's going to steer many to buy elsewhere.
- SV_BubbleTime 8mo agoMy framework hat tips you. Still drains while “off”.
- tripdout 8mo agoThe article states: > Lenovo tells us, “The biggest challenge in getting to a 10/10 was balancing repairability with all the other expectations of a commercial device: performance, reliability, thermal efficiency, form factor, and design integrity. Repairability isn’t achieved by a single change: it requires many small, intentional decisions across the entire system, and each of those decisions can introduce trade-offs.
- cosmic_cheese 8mo agoYes, however companies say a lot of things. We'll need to see some hard numbers and reviews based on real world usage to know if their claims ring true.