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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If they assemble and then completely disassemble the DIY version of the laptop why does it cost less to buy if it requires extra labour?

[–] Apoidea 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wondered the same. I imagine when they finish designing the process it will actually be cheaper to manufacture.

[–] Clipboards 2 points 1 year ago

This makes a lot of sense. Seems like they're putting the cart before the horse here, but its probably something something "we wanted to build the culture/experience before we built the processes"