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		r0s on May 31, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I Learned From Fixing my Laptop's Motherboard This is why I will always prefer a desktop PC. Modular components and hardware standards with many third party manufactures. Laptops will always hold second computer status for me.

adrianN on May 31, 2011 [–]

Fixing the motherboard of a desktop PC isn't any easier. Disassembling the laptop is definitely not the hard part.

scasware on May 31, 2011 | [–]

But replacing the motherboard is cheaper and easier on a desktop PC. You can even buy a different model given that it supports the same processor.

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