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No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple's anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can't even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don't even own it.

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[–] judgeholden@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

kinda sucks that no one makes hardware as good as Apple. with other laptops, there's always some sort of compromise. I have a ThinkPad and the keyboard is great, the screen is great, but the speakers are complete dogshit and the trackpad isn't all that good.

[–] riesendulli@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don’t do macOS. That’s an Apple issue.

https://frame.work/

[–] kylemsguy@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I have a Framework, and I love it. The trackpad isn't as good as a MacBook's.

Have a look at the Sensel haptic touchpad used in the X1 Titanium Yoga. It's a touchpad that's actually better than Apple's. It's a shame it only got used in like 2 devices so far.

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have the glasstop trackpad? They're relatively cheap and simple to install if not..

[–] judgeholden@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I do, it's fine at best. doesn't really come anywhere close to the Apple trackpads.

Yeah nah. There are more reasons why Apple TrackPads are great not just glass.