▲ 122 ▼ What's something you once had a lot of respect for but now have no respect for? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 135 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original question by @zachimusprime44@lemmy.world
[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) You have to go back like 30 years to get to a pro-repair Apple permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] over_clox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) More or less yeah. Though back around 2013 or so, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised by how they designed their Mac AIO desktops, they actually were somewhat repair tech friendly. The front glass was magnetically attached, so it only took a suction cup or two to start disassembly, and basic screwdrivers to remove the screen and get access to the motherboard, hard drive, RAM, DVD drive, etc. And yes you could replace or upgrade parts as necessary, none of this newer soldered on storage shit they do these days. I've lost a lot of respect for companies that solder on important parts that should rightfully be fairly easy to replace or upgrade. Plus, now the big companies have taken to forcing encryption on the storage devices, effectively locking the drive to the system. Well isn't that just cute for the backup operator that's trying to recover your late grandmother's family photos... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tehmics@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Yeah it's pretty bleak, although there have been some moves towards right to repair in recent years. Respecting companies is always a bit fraught though. Even the ones you like are only doing it to profit off of your niche. It's thanks to us that they even have a profitable niche to serve permalink fedilink source parent [–] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The original iMac G5 was designed to be repairable by the customer. You could even call Apple support and do free part exchanges under warranty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) More or less yeah. Though back around 2013 or so, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised by how they designed their Mac AIO desktops, they actually were somewhat repair tech friendly. The front glass was magnetically attached, so it only took a suction cup or two to start disassembly, and basic screwdrivers to remove the screen and get access to the motherboard, hard drive, RAM, DVD drive, etc. And yes you could replace or upgrade parts as necessary, none of this newer soldered on storage shit they do these days. I've lost a lot of respect for companies that solder on important parts that should rightfully be fairly easy to replace or upgrade. Plus, now the big companies have taken to forcing encryption on the storage devices, effectively locking the drive to the system. Well isn't that just cute for the backup operator that's trying to recover your late grandmother's family photos... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tehmics@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Yeah it's pretty bleak, although there have been some moves towards right to repair in recent years. Respecting companies is always a bit fraught though. Even the ones you like are only doing it to profit off of your niche. It's thanks to us that they even have a profitable niche to serve permalink fedilink source parent [–] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The original iMac G5 was designed to be repairable by the customer. You could even call Apple support and do free part exchanges under warranty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Yeah it's pretty bleak, although there have been some moves towards right to repair in recent years. Respecting companies is always a bit fraught though. Even the ones you like are only doing it to profit off of your niche. It's thanks to us that they even have a profitable niche to serve permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The original iMac G5 was designed to be repairable by the customer. You could even call Apple support and do free part exchanges under warranty. permalink fedilink source parent