And buy a PC/Windows box. I guess this is for people who envy the ability of Apple users to be charged 3 or 4 times what the machine is worth, but still want to run Windows.
Yes that was a generalization that doesn't cover every case but what he's "going on about" is that if the CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, camera (in a phone), breaks then you have replace the whole lot because they aren't individually repairable like they have been typically in the past. And yes, there are some exceptions.
Of course the miniaturization means that if you're talking about throwing away other components when one of them dies the e-waste problem is very different comparing an SoC to a traditional compon
The more cordial the buyer's secretary, the greater the odds that the
competition already has the order.
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So pretty much every modern laptop, gaming device, and cell phone?
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I had my iPhone 6 screen replaced by a guy at a mall kiosk. Don't know what you're going on about.
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Yes that was a generalization that doesn't cover every case but what he's "going on about" is that if the CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, camera (in a phone), breaks then you have replace the whole lot because they aren't individually repairable like they have been typically in the past. And yes, there are some exceptions.
Of course the miniaturization means that if you're talking about throwing away other components when one of them dies the e-waste problem is very different comparing an SoC to a traditional compon