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Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these... by avar on Monday April 18, 2022 @06:44PM (#31077603)
> Why does nobody care about creaking plastic?

I care way more that my Dell laptop is trivial to disassemble than that making it that way (cheaply) involves plastic, panel gaps and creaking joints.

Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these... by MBCook on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:33PM (#31079524)
Surely it’s possible to make laptops that can be disassembled easily and don’t creak. Apple used to do it. Dell used to do it. Why not now?