While all this talk about Smartphone battery replacement is happening, nobody seems to ever talk about the laptop batteries these days also being a hassle to replace.
While all this talk about Smartphone battery replacement is happening, nobody seems to ever talk about the laptop batteries these days also being a hassle to replace.
I own one of these. I have zero issues replacing the cells 😃
Laptop looks like it’s 3 inches thick
Nah. It’s not that thick! It’s only 1.6" thick 😃
I like 90’s style chunky and solid. Weight and bulk aren’t really a concern for me. Solid, open-source and repairable are my priorities. That’s what works for me.
They look like they’re soldered in there.
They are not. They’re in cell holders.
I recently gave up on ARM because I couldn’t figure out how to build Alpine Linux for a nanoPi R6S despite spending hours with ChatGPT, talking to someone in India, etc. It’s kind of depressing because I love my Raspberry Pi and a ton of other ARM devices, but I guess you need to be a total neck beard to get it working.
Maybe ChatGPT isn’t a good source?
Well I asked in Linux communities all around the internet and got no help there, so maybe ChatGPT was more helpful than all the randos online with an attitude problem.
I got more help from the meme subreddits than from anywhere else.
My advice, make a meme about it or find a relevant meme with your issue.
It’s so easy, just post false information, someone will correct it.
This. It is an old, tried and true method. The smartass that normally say RTFM or other snarky stuff will correct this in a second
You could try armbian, they recently added official support for R6S.
Taking out ~10 screws to remove the bottom panel and access the battery? That’s par for most laptops.