re: #178 steve_davis

if it’s a Dell, you will more than likely discover that you can’t stick anything in it because parts may be glued in. Same issue as to why I’ll never buy another Macbook. I literally can’t upgrade because the fuckers glued stuff in. I’ll just have MainGear build me a custom rig next time I need a laptop.

I’ve never heard of a hard-drive being glued in place rather than being screwed in via an enclosure, and I’d suspect that it wouldn’t be possible because laptop-size drives invariably have their circuit board exposed on their underside. I’ve heard of enclosures that require proprietary screws, sure (OHAI, ASUS! Wanna know why I went HP Omen for my new machine?), but William isn’t suggesting switching motherboard components or anything like that, just a literal brain transplant. And considering I know people whose computers’ cases contain data drives that once included a Win95 portion, I suspect that’s a thing that really is done.