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The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets (www.theverge.com)

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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.07-144241/https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops

In a dimly lit, cluttered workshop in Delhi’s Nehru Place, the air hums with the sound of whirring drills and the crackle of soldering irons. Sushil Prasad, a 35-year-old technician, wipes the sweat off his brow as he carefully pieces together the guts of an old laptop. It is a daily ritual — resurrecting machines by stitching together motherboards, screens, and batteries scavenged from other trashed older laptops and e-waste — to create functional, low-cost devices.

“India has always had a repair culture … but companies are pushing planned obsolescence”

“Right now, there is a huge demand for such ‘hybrid’ laptops,” Prasad says, his hands swapping out a damaged motherboard. “Most people don’t care about having the latest model; they just want something that works and won’t break the bank.”

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So they're recycling..good on them...but there I was thinking they may be creating some Apple-PC steam punk mutant for some specialist market...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Hackintoshes will be over soon unfortunately. A pity since that’s how I originally entered Apple ecosystem. ThinkPads with MacOS are bees knees.