They have good, basic design. They last forever and are easy to repair. They have everything you need, no extras, but nothing lacking.
They’re like the Platonic Ideal of laptops; you open it up and you don’t say “wow”, you say “Well, this sure is a laptop” – but that’s not an insult; that’s what makes them the perfect all purpose general laptop.
Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions :)
Replacing a battery in a laptop should be expected maintenance unless we are intentionally using them as disposable computers. 6 years of daily use on a laptop battery is pretty great.
The ones that had thermal issues did so like four years ago, so mine has far outlived the others in the stock our shop bought.