Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@ustralien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ustralien</span></a></span> Granted, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> makes it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV2umY3R0vw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">super easy</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/replace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>replace</span></a> as they use one single <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Torx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torx</span></a> bit and document their stuff and actually sell you the parts unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>... </p><ul><li>I just think that it's still a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Downgrade</span></a> compared to my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X230Tablet</span></a> in that regard in that I can toolfree swap batteries in 5 seconds without preparing for it.</li></ul><p>They could've done it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> did with some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPads</span></a> and include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zY5anXUTfI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a smaller internal battery</a> so people don't have to shut-down to swap, or like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToughBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToughBooks</span></a> and even some old <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerBooks</span></a> just have more than one slot for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> to get chugged in.</p><ul><li>Still I think they could've done better and just build cheaper, abeit thiccer but longer lasting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BatteryPacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryPacks</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> parts like 18650 or 21700 cells...</li></ul><p>Cuz the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> on Lenovo's devices prevent 3rd parties from building some once Lenovo decides to not give a shit anymore...</p>