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Old November 9th 17, 10:03 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2017 09:03:18 -0500, nospam
wrote:

In article , Alan Browne
wrote:

meanwhile, the rest of the world wants to do actual work, not open
up their computer and swap parts all day long.


The usual asshat reply from nospam. People don't "swap parts all day
long". They do it when needed from time to time.


actually, they don't. the vast majority of users have someone else
repair their computer, just as they do with their cars, tvs and other
products.


Computer repairers usually charge on the basis of time and that's a
good reason for making the replacement of parts quick and easy.

When a drive is failing, failed or not large enough it is trivial to
remove and replace. About 10 minutes with most desktops.


only if someone has the skills and tools.


No tools were required for this task on the Acer.

while readers of usenet might, the general public is not going to open
up a computer to swap a hard drive.

On a current iMac it can easily take an hour or more. Tedious. And no
reason to make it so difficult other than the Apple aesthetic.


the reason is that opening a computer is rarely done, if ever, and
optimizing for that scenario stupid.


But toolless construction makes a computer quicker and cheaper to
build and that's a plus for the manufacturer.

it makes a lot more sense to optimize a computer for every day use,
versus something that *might* happen.

some cars have the battery in the wheel well, requiring a wheel to be
removed just to swap the battery. since car batteries usually last 5-10
years, that's a very good design decision.


That's a lousy design decision. It's even worse than having to remove
a wheel and the wheel-arch liner just to change a headlight bulb.
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Eric Stevens