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Why windows? Won't that add to the price? Why not a linux "version" for 100$ less?
And that's not even taking into account the market demand for such a thing which is negligible.
I doubt a $540 machine running Windows will match it.
I very much dislike Windows, but I realize that's just me. Linux on this machine would be awesome.
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Because the power management never quite works as it should
Neither does Windows' power management come close to the hours/work you can squeeze out of OS X on a Mac.
Macbook Air is more than just hardware. It's hardware and software working together to make the experience. I doubt a $540 machine running Windows will match it. I very much dislike Windows, but I realize that's just me. Linux on this machine would be awesome.
Macbook Air is more than just hardware. It's hardware and software working together to make the experience. I doubt a $540 machine running Windows will match it. I very much dislike Windows, but I realize that's just me. Linux on this machine would be awesome.
> It's hardware and software working together to make the experience.
> Linux on this machine would be awesome.
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> This looks like a good clone of Air, and I haven't seen Acer/Lenovo/Dell manage to do that yet. Clearly it's not a cheap product, but the Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 is razor thin, high powered, well built, and very good looking. Maybe I'm missing something?
I cannot trust Lenovo being competent at what they do after superfish, I wonder how can any of the readers of hacker news still think of buying from them... (this doesn't mean that competitors are competent or anything, but being caught like they were undermines my basic trust threshold)
That was not on the business line. I.e. it did not impact thinkpads, which is what people usually buy on HN anyway.
Macbook Air is more than just hardware. It's hardware and software working together to make the experience. I doubt a $540 machine running Windows will match it. I very much dislike Windows, but I realize that's just me. Linux on this machine would be awesome.
I dislike Windows but I dislike OSX even more, so software is indifferent for me, seeing as I will be installing Linux anyway. I suspect there are many people who think like me.
Plus I have the magic touch of making every Mac to crash while I am trying to get a contracted job done on the customers location. It is seriously so frustrating. (Mostly it is video/music production related)
The best thing about Xiaomi is that they support their products very well. Almost all of their phones get security updates each month. That is a rare thing in Android nowadays especially with Motorola announcing that they will stop updating their phones with the new security updates. [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/motorola-confirms-tha...
Considering how cheap the Nexus line is, I'm not sure why people even both with the super-budget phones. You get a lackluster experience, few if any OS updates, worse everything, etc just to save $75 or so. A Nexus can last you years compared re-buying a new budget junker annually.
I really wish the mobile market and buyers could mature to the point where we start talking about environmental responsibility here. We shouldn't have to buy phones this frequently and filling up landfills with this stuff. My Nexus is getting old and is still fine. My laptop is at least 6 years old and after an SSD transplant, runs like a a top.
Every competitor for Apple is a good thing :)
As a full-time Apple user for the last 7 years or so (not counting my //e days as a kid), I completely agree with this sentiment. When you have a captive audience and no competition, it is easy to become complacent. If Linux had a compelling desktop UI alternative and a compelling seamless device integration, I'd be very happy to switch. I realize there is a lot of subjectivity to what is pretty, but Apple has opened…