ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down14
arrow-up1516arrow-down1external-linkThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·1 year agoNot for the battery itself. They are allowed to void your warranty, if, for example, they can show it’s delivering out of spec voltage and that damaged the SoC.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoThe funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…
Not for the battery itself.
They are allowed to void your warranty, if, for example, they can show it’s delivering out of spec voltage and that damaged the SoC.
The funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…