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Intel pitches modular PCs to cut e-waste, ease repairs (www.theregister.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Arent PCs already modular? And if they are talking about board level modularity, like changing mainboard components, cant everyone with a pinecil already do that?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I guess sometimes with the big oems they use custom psu/motherboards but yes otherwise they are completely….

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The all-in-ones often have proprietary internal connectors.