Re:Thin yet Repairable Devices: HP Proves They Exist
by TeMPOraL on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:44AM
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And with somewhat standardized components, even the broken devices can get cannibalized for parts and used to upgrade or fix different devices.
(As long as companies don't try to solder it, you can always swap at least RAM and storage. Around friends and family, I had plenty of times where somebody fried their computer (e.g. water damage), and the drive and RAM from it found second or third life in someone else's laptop. My last laptop was a broken one I fixed and upgraded with components from two others. And even if you're not into this level of computer necromancy, you can always sell the parts to those who are.)
(As long as companies don't try to solder it, you can always swap at least RAM and storage. Around friends and family, I had plenty of times where somebody fried their computer (e.g. water damage), and the drive and RAM from it found second or third life in someone else's laptop. My last laptop was a broken one I fixed and upgraded with components from two others. And even if you're not into this level of computer necromancy, you can always sell the parts to those who are.)