The Upgradeable Mainboard

This reminds me of how the Dell Vostro 3468/3568 and 3478/3578 shared the same exact board, with just the processors being different (Skylake/Kaby Lake 6th-8th Gen).

Back then, it was the closest to being a budget all-rounder, with the fewest flaws (not necessarily the least problematic, just the fewest) and a hot-swappable, user-replaceable battery (which from my testing, the smaller 41Wh battery lasted about 6-8 hours of normal usage, though there is a slightly larger battery that Dell switched to later, with 48Wh).

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