New Laptop Brand Shocked Whole Computer Industry - Framework Laptop - Teardown And Repair Assessment
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Imagine. An upgradeable laptop.
I'm just getting my head around NON-upgradeable laptops. I was out of the new market for them since 2010. Bought a couple of used ones from 2012-2015. All upgradeable - and needy, they were well-used. One had a current leak - the PO said it needed a new battery since the battery wouldn't hold charge more than a week. But pulling the battery out let it stay charged indefinitely.
Not worth digging into on a $75 CL buy.
Now, six months ago, I bought an Asus "education" model netbook. It's well-put-together and it's sturdy. It ALSO was nearly impossible to run the version of Windows it shipped with. So I loaded Linux in it (a job and required help from a computer shop) and it runs fine. Although even Linux uses a large percentage of RAM resources, and there IS no upgrading.
Nonetheless it's stable and doesn't crash - it's a keeper.
I'm guessing that these things are non-upgradeable, not JUST to sell more - because the computer OSs are changing so fast (addition of spyware, government backdoors, etc, that soak up resources) that whole machines become obsolete in a few years. Moreover they're beaten up - dropped, gotten wet, etc. I doubt more than a single-digit percentage of owners ever upgraded.
Although I'm one, having doubled RAM in my two Toshibas.
I'm just getting my head around NON-upgradeable laptops. I was out of the new market for them since 2010. Bought a couple of used ones from 2012-2015. All upgradeable - and needy, they were well-used. One had a current leak - the PO said it needed a new battery since the battery wouldn't hold charge more than a week. But pulling the battery out let it stay charged indefinitely.
Not worth digging into on a $75 CL buy.
Now, six months ago, I bought an Asus "education" model netbook. It's well-put-together and it's sturdy. It ALSO was nearly impossible to run the version of Windows it shipped with. So I loaded Linux in it (a job and required help from a computer shop) and it runs fine. Although even Linux uses a large percentage of RAM resources, and there IS no upgrading.
Nonetheless it's stable and doesn't crash - it's a keeper.
I'm guessing that these things are non-upgradeable, not JUST to sell more - because the computer OSs are changing so fast (addition of spyware, government backdoors, etc, that soak up resources) that whole machines become obsolete in a few years. Moreover they're beaten up - dropped, gotten wet, etc. I doubt more than a single-digit percentage of owners ever upgraded.
Although I'm one, having doubled RAM in my two Toshibas.
That's an interesting idea but limited RAM and high cost make it a difficult sell. If I can spend half the price and get twice the performance with a IBM based laptop, I think I'll have to do that regardless of the upgradeability of this one.
The modular and interchangeable ports is a fantastic idea. I hope all manufacturers adopt that feature.
I've had many laptops before that lacked a port I needed at various times (hdmi, vca, etc for attaching projectors).
I've had many laptops before that lacked a port I needed at various times (hdmi, vca, etc for attaching projectors).