Re:The e-waste mountains – in pictures
by stickfigure on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @12:33PM
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I want to have the components as modules that is easy to switch or upgrade.
This was standard for computers back in the 80s and 90s and has become less popular over time. The problem is twofold: 1) all components tend to become obsolete at the same time and 2) the bus itself becomes obsolete. So even the most modular computers - which cost more, were physically larger, and contained more e-waste - tended to get replaced wholesale anyway. Computer upgradability is a myth.
This was standard for computers back in the 80s and 90s and has become less popular over time. The problem is twofold: 1) all components tend to become obsolete at the same time and 2) the bus itself becomes obsolete. So even the most modular computers - which cost more, were physically larger, and contained more e-waste - tended to get replaced wholesale anyway. Computer upgradability is a myth.