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GoTeamScotch t1_jdikfqs wrote

So the big deal is that you can upgrade the graphics on the laptop, right?

How is this different from laptops in the past with upgradeable graphics exactly? I can see some benefit (different cooling designs over time), but that being said, laptop manufacturers have done upgradeable graphics in the past. My gaming laptop from 2010 had an MXM slot and I upgraded from a 512mb card to a 1gb card...

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Indolent_Bard t1_jds8h9s wrote

The difference is you can completely disassemble this laptop with nothing but a single screwdriver, everything can be replaced from the screen to the CPU (unfortunately you have to replace the whole main board, you can't just buy a new CPU unfortunately, stupid Intel and AMD won't let them I guess) to the heatsink and fan. Busted hinge? You can replace it. Need to clean it? Disassemble it and dust it and then put it back together. Easiest laptop to repaste, never go to repair shop ever again. Keep one laptop for the rest of your life, and upgrade it when you need to.

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