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Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account.
Without donor contact, these machines are useless. 🙁
I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.
Bose SoundTouch users should read this.
itsfoss.com/news/bose-soundtou…
Bose SoundTouch End of Life Gets Less Painful With Public API Release
The API documentation opens the door for developers to build their own control apps (hopefully open source ones).Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
recent #Lenovo #Thinkpad #Laptop like T14 Gen 5 has pretty decent #repairability score:
ifixit.com/repairability/lapto…
Not as good as #framework but it is still good to have alternatives.
Be aware of proprietary binary blobs in #firmware and #bios hence I can recommend to also have a look here for other great #laptops:
coreboot.org/
puri.sm/
system76.com/
shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-re…
And more here: pad.hacc.space/green-hardware-…
#ifixit #right2repair #rightToRepair #coreboot #libreboot #purism #system76 #MNT #mnt_reform
Laptop Repairability Scores | Most Repairable Laptops
Our engineers tear down the latest laptops and score their repairability from 0 to 10. What are the most repairable laptops? Let’s find out.Kat DeOsuna (iFixit)