The expansion cards always seemed a gimmick to me: it's just a USB-C port, loaded down with the extra plastic necessary to claim it's an expansion port. I guess some folks find it more convenient than a dongle, but when I'm using a laptop for portability it's rare I want anything other than USB-C. (When the laptop is sitting at home or in the office on a desk, just plug in a Thunderbolt dock and get all the ports I could want.)

> change thermal paste

You know what’s even better than easily changed thermal paste?

A laptop that doesn’t need it changed.

Land Rover guys love to say how easy they are to repair, and forget to mention they need ten times as many repairs as other vehicles.