Modular
Everything we’ve rated tagged “Modular”.
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Sennheiser HD 600
A 1997 design so serviceable that the most common repair is deciding which decade's earpads to order.
Service life 20–30 years with pad and foam refreshes; 1997 originals still in daily service
87 A -
Lenovo ThinkPad T480
The last of the truly modular ThinkPads: a business laptop that treats its own repair manual as a feature.
Service life 8–12 years with battery refreshes; corporate off-lease supply keeps donors cheap
81 A -
Framework Laptop 13
The only laptop designed to be scored by our rubric — now it just has to survive long enough to prove it.
Service life Designed for indefinite rebuild; real-world track record is only ~5 years old — the clock is still running
75 B
