The “right to repair” movement is based on the idea that everyone should have the ability to repair and modify the equipment they own. It’s still about the application of free software laws, but applied to hardware and its support by governments in various parts of the world, it will change the way we know about computers, especially pre-built ones, in the years to come.
Why can’t I repair my computer?
It’s a question that very few people ask: but one of the biggest problems when it comes to repair is the unique design of some computers, which have not been assembled by people. Its manual assembly is almost impossible and it is that they are made using robots with a precision that an ordinary person, even with years of training, cannot imitate, especially when it comes to welding. and to assemble parts with millimeter precision, very small parts. . Which means that knowledgeable users can’t even perform repairs and tweaks on the systems.
The “Right to Repair” is simply the adoption of practices that allow the end user to repair and modify the computers, components and peripherals he has purchased and, therefore, to have the full right to use what he bought and which is logically your property. It was originally a positive movement that began as a response to practices against consumers of Apple-branded computers and permeated the rest of the industry due to the obsession with copying those in Cupertino who have different brands, not only in the good, but also in the bad.
Will the “right to repair” mean the end of pre-built sorters?
We’ve said it actively and passively, we don’t like pre-builts for two reasons: one is that it’s a way for computer builders to empty the inventory of parts that nobody wants, so this is not the best possible configuration. The second is that many end up looking for a nice aesthetic, not only to appeal more to the unsuspecting public as a brightly colored predator, but also to increase the price. Moreover, they have to because of the use of unique parts in many cases, in others not, but it is the appearance of said PCs that makes them “unique” and expensive.
Among many other things, what the “Right to Repair” will bring with it, at least on paper, computer design practices, especially its industrial design and circuitry, which will facilitate repair and changing hardware and that’s good news because it means the end of all those fiddly designs that are as non-functional as they are meant to be beautiful. We mean those designs with lousy power and cooling that are best avoided.
And stop, that does not mean that the beautiful towers will disappear, but that what will disappear are those that do not follow the standards of what a motherboard, a PC case and a power supply should be. Nor does it mean that pre-builts that follow the standard will suddenly have a good selection of components, but if we look at the glass half full and, therefore, with optimism, it is fair to think that stores will finally stop to sell expensive equipment. under the pretext of a pretty box.
