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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoLaptops should last longer than 3-5 years too. It should go without saying, but this is the internet.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoAgreed but in most larger businesses swap out the laptops around 3-5 years. Consumers use laptop 5-10+ until they die.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoFramework like modular laptop would fix this. Need a new screen? No problem. Need a new processor? No problem. Upgrade whatever is outdated and just that
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoYeah but imagine if we had a laptop motherboard standard like desktops. Instead of ATX it would be something like MLF - Modular Laptop Framework Where there would be some board standard for laptop boards. Then you get screen ribbon standards, keyboard ribbon standards, etc. This would allow one to order a laptop case with screen, keyboard and touchpad. But you can pick your board, cpu, ram. I know some companies have done GPU upgrades but how nice would it be to upgrade your 4 year old $3k laptop’s GPU?
Laptops should last longer than 3-5 years too. It should go without saying, but this is the internet.
Agreed but in most larger businesses swap out the laptops around 3-5 years.
Consumers use laptop 5-10+ until they die.
Framework like modular laptop would fix this. Need a new screen? No problem. Need a new processor? No problem.
Upgrade whatever is outdated and just that
Yeah but imagine if we had a laptop motherboard standard like desktops.
Instead of ATX it would be something like MLF - Modular Laptop Framework
Where there would be some board standard for laptop boards.
Then you get screen ribbon standards, keyboard ribbon standards, etc.
This would allow one to order a laptop case with screen, keyboard and touchpad. But you can pick your board, cpu, ram.
I know some companies have done GPU upgrades but how nice would it be to upgrade your 4 year old $3k laptop’s GPU?