To be honest, the case is still the original one, but almost every other part has since been replaced. Now, I’ve taken it back to the shop where I bought it 20 years ago and asked them to upgrade the motherboard, CPU, and memory - the last of the original parts.

So, is it still the same computer?

I also like that I can just keep replacing parts on an existing product rather than buying an entirely new device each time. That’s exceedingly rare feature these days.

  • The Pantser@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    15 days ago

    If we swap a human brain are they still the same person? If you say no a brain makes the person then if you swap a computer’s brain it is no longer the same computer. Even windows agrees because if you swap a cpu you must reauthorize your install.