Post #1021258
2026-02-03 12:48 UTC
even if there's some reason this isn't a genuine shakedown, i sure FEEL like i've been scammed. i didn't pay just for repairability, i paid for a long-life product that i thought i would have for years BECAUSE it was repairable IN THE EVENT of failure- there's a difference. Repairable design is no good if the thing needs to CONSTANTLY be repaired. That still helps no one.
knowing now that failure was not an event, but a design guarantee ruins the entire fucking point of it being repairable. a business thinkpad is repairable, but it also doesnt break on purpose to offset the cost of repairability.
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@rinny@girlcock.club 2026-02-03 19:18
@buncube reminds me of this post a while ago https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/im-returning-my-framework-16/
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@ljrk@todon.eu 2026-02-03 18:09
@buncube This. The best part of the laptop is that I can easily slot out the USB-C extension slots and use them for various purposes. Oh, and that I can order blank keyboards. But otherwise it's build quality is shoddy (similar problem with Fairphone IMO). I just buy used devices in good condition, be they macBooks, ThinkPads or Pixel phones. They last longer.