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forty ◴[07 Dec 25 08:57 UTC] 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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1. mmcnl ◴[07 Dec 25 21:01 UTC] No.46185126[source]▶

>>46180249 #

It doesn't have to be thrown out. It can be re-used by someone else. Just build durable electronics. It will last a decade easily. Upgradeable laptops are actually less sustainable: people buy not 1 or 2 laptops, but 1.6 laptops: effectively throwing away 0.6 laptop.

Also I see no reason why a non-upgradeable laptop would also be non-repairable.

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