

Well, depends on how brave you are …
I’ve replaced the keyboard on my IdeaPad Flex 5 … removing plastic rivets and replacing them with superglue isn’t fun but it’s holding up great so far …
One of the display hinges crumbled (or, rather, the plastic mount it was screwed into), I repaired it with heavy-duty epoxy … the screen is held in the bezel with adhesive clay.
The laptop has been heavily used over the last 4 years, including many on-stage shows … so I wouldn’t call it unreliable, and it was ridiculously cheap for what it is … so I wouldn’t call it junk …
















Switched to being a full-time Linux user around 2005, still love it …
Used AwesomeWM for a long time but a few years ago I switched to an even more minimalist WM a friend of mine is developing … still love it despite some bugs …
Tried a variety of IDEs but always ended up with Emacs …
And, last but not least, I’ve been developing my own software for music composition and performance for more than 10 years now, and use it every day … can’t say it’s the same because it always changes, but I use it practically every day :)