Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance
by prmoustache on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:07AM
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I don't know, I have an 11y old HP elitebook from 2011 and nothing aesthetic is failing. It has however seen a battery replacement and some memory and ssd upgrades. I think battery and hard drive should be the only thing we should expect to replace in a 10y lifespan.
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Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance
by __d on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:02PM
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Agreed. And in this case, the rubber failure is almost entirely aesthetic: it does keep the screen away from the lower chassis/keyboard when closed, but you don't need _all_ of it to do that.
In my case, there are a few spots where the rubber's shape is no longer smooth: small bits have worn away and/or broken off. There's a few small bits on the top, and the lower right-hand side feels quite rough.
But it won't stop me continuing to use this laptop as my main personal machine for a little while longer (until OCLP can't get me security patches any longer).