I mean... I get that some people want to repair their old laptops, but unless they're getting sent to developing countries where the performance limitation of older hardware isn't too much of a factor. It's probably better to be just recycle the old parts to make new hardware.... Other than if the laptop is basically some collectors item like the super old PCs, I just don't see a point in the old laptops/PCs... I should probably recycle the old pentium 4 desktop I still have in a corner lol.
My old laptops just retire to become media center PCs like everything else, I just have to deal with a entire laptop sitting on the entertainment center instead spending more money to buy a case and put the old hardware in it. Framework also hasn't put something out to reuse the 7700S when it gets long in the tooth (already a mid tier gaming/productivity card at best...)
PC hardware moves so fast anyways, 4-8 years is basically an eternity and brand new software/games runs pretty badly if you want to keep gaming at a certain quality or etc. Unless you just keep turning down settings or keep waiting longer for tasks to get done... 8 years ago was when GTX 1060 came out and it's barely running modern games at even 720p at this point with medium/low settings, and cuda workloads take a eternity on it now too.
I get the reuse, reduce, recycle mantra, but old hardware is pretty much useless other than for the most basic tasks... Not to mention they're power hungry as hell too.
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