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[–] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

This is a custom small form factor PC with many of its components being user replaceable. The GPU and CPU are soldered, which is unfortunate, but it is still significantly more upgradable and repairable than any other console that has existed. So what the hell are you on about?

Well there seems to be exactly one component that's upgradable that you don't have on the other consoles, which is the RAM. And at first sight I think you'll have to remove the heatsink to get to it.

If you want any 'usable' upgradability it's better to compare to modern minipc's where you can easily replace the RAM and WiFi, have multiple SSD slots and even have the option to connect an external GPU.