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Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by jknoepfler on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @12:46AM (#31578193)
$350 is basically free in terms of skilled technician time to solve a problem that requires any non-trivial amount of investigation. You're devaluing the labor and thinking only in terms of the raw materials.
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Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by sigstoat on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:26AM (#31583250)
> You're devaluing the labor and thinking only in terms of the raw materials.

very common for folks to compare the cost of having something assembled for the first time in a low-wage country, to having it disassembled, diagnosed, repaired, and reassembled in a high-wage country.

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Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by ksec on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:17PM (#31589370)
Which is sadly the norm on HN, only Web Development is difficult and complex. Everything else in the world is suppose to be simple.
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