@squirrel I like them because you can actually get into the damn things with a minimum of fuss, if you need to switch out a component it's a few screws and you're done rather than having to spend quarter of an hour prying the damn thing open
Also, really, really cheap second hand and solid enough you don't have to worry about it
@squirrel It might just be the ones I've worked on but most of them have been annoying as hell
Some of the new ones are even worse, I don't like it if I have to actually grab my toolkit rather than just use a leatherman to take stuff apart
@troubleMoney the Acer i use as my main laptop certainly loses points for build quality (the plastic screw holders already broke off from taking it apart one too many times) but i feel like most laptops (within a few years ago, I'm sure newer models keep you out) I've worked on were pretty reasonable to open, they just weren't as standardized as the thinkpad and also made compromises for thinness, which makes sense