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by fsloth 2053 days ago
Throwaway? The Apple laptops and IPads we have are extremely long lasting and robust (except for the laptop version which we all love to hate and for a reason).

The Ipad 2 especially was a masterpiece of durable design - that tablet lasted nearly a decade with two kids intermittently stroking it with their grubby hands, growing from toddlers to schoolchildren. Not throwaway!
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minerjoe 2052 days ago
In the scheme of things, please realize that 5 years is not "extremely long lasting", it is fleeting and the damage to the planet (and people) for those 5 years will take millenia to repair, if it even can.
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fsloth 2052 days ago
The timespan is from purchase to date. The devices are all still in working condition. I can't predict how long they will last. You are of course right but I don't think giving up generic computing is the answer though.
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