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Old 09-29-2023, 12:24 PM   #21
theducks
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Location: The Central Coast of California
Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
If an old device was fine for reading before, and it did what you wanted/needed, and they don't see the need for new device, why buy a new device? I don't get it.
Run it till it drops (and a simple fix fails)
Problems with modern devices: Sealed (or special tools needed), 2)even the batteries are not available. 3) Labor/shipping costs if you can't DIY

FWIW my Toshiba Laptop is 20 YO.
I did a SSD and RAM upgrade for under $100
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