Have you tried to repair or upgrade an x86 laptop? They are origami puzzles that make all but seasoned repair professional despair.
over priced
True but they aren't the only ones guilty of this.
and soon to remove all NON m1 software.
This is unlikely since they have invested so much in making a compatibility layer. It's more likely that eventually they will not support the compatibility layer on new hardware and thus causing software to be ported lest it become inaccessible to a growing segment of Mac users.
Not really, they're not hard to open at all. I've opened almost all laptops me or my wife have owned, if only to upgrade the memory or add another SSD drive (many laptops have an empty drive bay if they came with an SSD because the SSD will be in an M.2 slot).
I'm just a software developer that is half decent with a screw driver.
Not really, they're not hard to open at all. I've opened almost all laptops me or my wife have owned, if only to upgrade the memory or add another SSD drive (many laptops have an empty drive bay if they came with an SSD because the SSD will be in an M.2 slot).
I'm just a software developer that is half decent with a screw driver.
Oooh! How impressive! (NOT!)
You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
Now, use that same skillset to replace the WiFi module in your "PC" laptop. I'll wait...
On my Lenovo its near where the battery connects to the motherboard. Not difficult at all as its a standard m.2 slot. I can replace the fan as well as the internal battery as it has two batteries, one that is removable and one that is soldiered in.
HP definitely makes it harder than it needs to be to remove some components but for the most part, replacing anything not soldiered on to the board is easy on any PC laptop. Apple has fought tooth and nail against the right to repair, this is not the hill you wan
On my Lenovo its near where the battery connects to the motherboard. Not difficult at all as its a standard m.2 slot. I can replace the fan as well as the internal battery as it has two batteries, one that is removable and one that is soldiered in.
HP definitely makes it harder than it needs to be to remove some components but for the most part, replacing anything not soldiered on to the board is easy on any PC laptop. Apple has fought tooth and nail against the right to repair, this is not the hill you wanna die on.
Except for a few made-to-be-accessible parts, laptops are generally a Chinese-Puzzle design, where you often have to remove many layers of overlapping assemblies just to get to the one you want.
And it isn't the fact that components are "soldiered" [sic] in (although that is a pretty tall bar to overcome with BGA components); it is simply getting to them that is a bitch; regardless of whose laptop you are talking about. If you do that for a living, fine. But not 2% of Slashdot readers would (or even should)
You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
"Were" is the key word. As I understand it, swilver's point is that new PCs made to run Windows or X11/Linux still have these made-to-be-accessible parts.
You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
"Were" is the key word. As I understand it, swilver's point is that new PCs made to run Windows or X11/Linux still have these made-to-be-accessible parts.
Some of them, sure. But less and less as time goes on; especially in laptops and AIOs.
And that wasn't the point (and you know it).
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Apple can't repair, can't upgrade, over priced, an (Score:1, Insightful)
Apple can't repair, can't upgrade, over priced, and soon to remove all NON m1 software.
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Apple can't repair, can't upgrade,
Have you tried to repair or upgrade an x86 laptop? They are origami puzzles that make all but seasoned repair professional despair.
over priced
True but they aren't the only ones guilty of this.
and soon to remove all NON m1 software.
This is unlikely since they have invested so much in making a compatibility layer. It's more likely that eventually they will not support the compatibility layer on new hardware and thus causing software to be ported lest it become inaccessible to a growing segment of Mac users.
I don't care for Apple but your argument is weak.
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Not really, they're not hard to open at all. I've opened almost all laptops me or my wife have owned, if only to upgrade the memory or add another SSD drive (many laptops have an empty drive bay if they came with an SSD because the SSD will be in an M.2 slot).
I'm just a software developer that is half decent with a screw driver.
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Not really, they're not hard to open at all. I've opened almost all laptops me or my wife have owned, if only to upgrade the memory or add another SSD drive (many laptops have an empty drive bay if they came with an SSD because the SSD will be in an M.2 slot).
I'm just a software developer that is half decent with a screw driver.
Oooh! How impressive! (NOT!)
You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
Now, use that same skillset to replace the WiFi module in your "PC" laptop. I'll wait...
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On my Lenovo its near where the battery connects to the motherboard. Not difficult at all as its a standard m.2 slot. I can replace the fan as well as the internal battery as it has two batteries, one that is removable and one that is soldiered in.
HP definitely makes it harder than it needs to be to remove some components but for the most part, replacing anything not soldiered on to the board is easy on any PC laptop. Apple has fought tooth and nail against the right to repair, this is not the hill you wan
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On my Lenovo its near where the battery connects to the motherboard. Not difficult at all as its a standard m.2 slot. I can replace the fan as well as the internal battery as it has two batteries, one that is removable and one that is soldiered in.
HP definitely makes it harder than it needs to be to remove some components but for the most part, replacing anything not soldiered on to the board is easy on any PC laptop. Apple has fought tooth and nail against the right to repair, this is not the hill you wanna die on.
Except for a few made-to-be-accessible parts, laptops are generally a Chinese-Puzzle design, where you often have to remove many layers of overlapping assemblies just to get to the one you want.
And it isn't the fact that components are "soldiered" [sic] in (although that is a pretty tall bar to overcome with BGA components); it is simply getting to them that is a bitch; regardless of whose laptop you are talking about. If you do that for a living, fine. But not 2% of Slashdot readers would (or even should)
Apple can't repair anymore, can't upgrade anymore (Score:2)
You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
"Were" is the key word. As I understand it, swilver's point is that new PCs made to run Windows or X11/Linux still have these made-to-be-accessible parts.
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You removed the bottom-plate and accessed the made-to-be-accessible parts. I have done that on many Apple laptops, back when such things were replaceable.
"Were" is the key word. As I understand it, swilver's point is that new PCs made to run Windows or X11/Linux still have these made-to-be-accessible parts.
Some of them, sure. But less and less as time goes on; especially in laptops and AIOs.
And that wasn't the point (and you know it).