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forty ◴[] No.46180249[source]
I think the kind of laptop this person wishes should simply be made illegal to make. We cannot sustain having all electric devices being thrown after a year or two, these things need to last, to be repairable and make it easy to grab pieces and materials when they die anyway
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Yokolos ◴[] No.46180264[source]
> I don’t care one bit about upgradability or customizability. After a year or two, I’m happy to throw it out and buy a new one. It’s not like upgradability is a bad thing, but it usually comes with tradeoffs to weight and power draw, and I’d rather it all be in one solid package glued together. And I don’t like customizability because I like when all the testing and polish work is put into one configuration.

Jesus christ. What a wasteful and selfish way to look at things.

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wjnc ◴[] No.46180389[source]
To defend OP somewhat: his throw out should be someone else’s pre-owned and then we are square.

Not in defense: This is a customer who sees itself as an ultra pro user that only wants the best on all dimensions regardless of economics. Nice that there are about a few hundred of these customers in the world. This is a market that doesn’t exist and frankly, give this customer their wish and they only have other or more wishes.

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svrtknst ◴[] No.46181099[source]
not only does OP imagine a powerful customer base, theyre all aligned enough that one configuration fits all. im doubtful
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1. wiseowise ◴[] No.46181291{3}[source]
It literally works this way already, it’s called MacBook.
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2. hamdingers ◴[] No.46182569[source]
The MacBook currently has two models, each available in two sizes, each size has three to six default configurations. There are dozens of MacBooks before you even get into the customization options.