Yep. I upgrade the ram, hard drive, replace batteries....even do more
extensive repairs on them.

My limits (on what I'll work on)  are 1) tools, 2) time. Often the
first corrects the 2nd.

On Aug 14, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Luke Bakken wrote:

> Would you feel comfortable replacing your computer's RAM, hard disk,
> CMOS battery, cabling, expansion cards, operating system, etc etc? The
> situation is similar in modern cars as it is in modern computers:
> people expect them to be "black boxes" that just work. For cars and
> computers that are extremely well-built, this isn't an issue.
>
> I suppose not knowing how to fix your own stuff plays well into the
> modern disposable mindset.