Giving people what they asked for: YouTube video shows off user replaceable USB-C port on Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8

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USB-C ports breaking has been a huge issue for many laptop users in the past years. After all, USB-C handles charging, so a broken USB-C can render a laptop unusable. With the new ThinkPad P1 Gen 8, Lenovo has introduced a solution to this issue: A user replaceable USB-C port. A new YouTube video demonstrates how easy it is to replace it.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Giving-people-what-they-asked-for-YouTube-video-shows-off-user-replaceable-USB-C-port-on-Lenovo-ThinkPad-P1-Gen-8.1129295.0.html

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The YouTube video shows a P1G7 unit anyway...

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USB-C ports breaking has been a huge issue for many laptop users in the past years. After all, USB-C handles charging, so a broken USB-C can render a laptop unusable. With the new ThinkPad P1 Gen 8, Lenovo has introduced a solution to this issue: A user replaceable USB-C port. A new YouTube video demonstrates how easy it is to replace it. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Giving-people-what-they-asked-for-YouTube-video-shows-off-user-replaceable-USB-C-port-on-Lenovo-ThinkPad-P1-Gen-8.1129295.0.html

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One of the biggest problems laptop owners have faced in recent years is broken USB-C ports. Because USB-C handles charging, data, displays, and accessories

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Giving people what they asked for

People asked for replaceable GPU modules since 20 years. And they existed (MXM) once, but were removed from the market, because manufacturers (including Lenovo) didn't want people to have that flexibility. And now Lenovo is a "savior listening to people" when it offers a cheap replaceable USB-port? What a joke ...