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It’s generally not an accurate statement to say that piracy drives down sales, at least when you look at overall measurements. You’re definitely correct in assuming pirates want to support developers (and media creators in general) that they enjoy the works of, because pirates are by far the largest purchasers of content compared to traditional content purchasers
I haven’t had a single issue with crashes, noise, heat, display, etc.
The positioning/gaps of the spacers are extremely tiny, and barely noticeable, and the only issue I’ve had so far has been my laptop not turning off fully when I shut it down, but that’s fixed by just holding down the power button.
Oh, and I’m running an unsupported linux distro, (NixOS) so it’s not like I’m starting from any advantaged position in terms of software integration.
Performance is great, cooling is great, games run well and it boots up quickly. Nothing much else to say other than it’s a good laptop.