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Sealed-Box Macs: Should Computers Be Disposable?

Posted by samzenpus on from the time-to-upgrade dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple's new Retina MacBook Pro is essentially completely non-upgradable, a sealed-box, following a trend started with the MacBook Air in 2008. It's a given that hardware companies are in the business of selling hardware, and would love for computers to have iPhone-like replacement cycles of 1-3 years. But does this mean we're moving irresistibly into an era of 'sealed-unit computing,' even for power users?"

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  1. Re:No. by jedidiah · · Score: 1, Troll

    You are trying to commit the backyard mechanic fallacy.

    The fact that something can be maintained by an expert doesn't mean that it needs to be maintained by the end user. You can benefit from a maintainable device by simply paying the expert less than it would cost to replace the expensive device.

    What? No BMW analogies for the fanboys today?

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