Future of Repairability and Upgradability

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With laptops generally trying to become more thinner, this can lead to more soldered components or components arranged in a way that makes it difficult to swap out for repairs or upgrades. This eventually leads to more e-waste when people opt to get a whole new laptop.

Companies like Framework pride themselves on being user-friendly and easy to repair, however their performance can't compete with the high end yet.

Intel recently made news earlier this year putting out that they are looking into more modular designs for laptops.

What are yalls thoughts on the future of repairability and upgradability for laptops?

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-proposes-easily-repairable-and-sustainable-modular-pc-design-for-laptops-and-mini-pcs

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