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Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by overcast »

Keyframe wrote: post #277
overcast wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is a high powered CPU, and the fastest, most dense storage really that high of a priority for a mobile device? Your target should be portability, and battery life. Not something easily achieved with your list of requirements. Nothing you listed sounds particularly resource intensive.

I work on film and television. My work consist of writing a lot (A LOT) of text and emails and spending a lot of time in Photoshop and Premiere. Sometimes even After Effects. Also, I'm mostly not around power outlets and am carrying the damn thing in my hands around. Air is really where it's the sweet spot for me - considering build and weight. I had several HP pro ones before (two different models), but they didn't…

You're just expecting too much out of an ultra lightweight form factor. You can't get the power you request, out of a laptop designed for maximum portability.

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Post by TD-Linux »

embik wrote: post #153
josteink wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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. It was certainly a giant blunder, but like all of these issues they are Windows only, and usually only if you use the factory OS image. Like most(?) of the HN crowd not using Apple products, I run Linux, so that kind of stuff doesn't affect me at all. I assume th…

> It was certainly a giant blunder, but like all of these issues they are Windows only, and usually only if you use the factory OS image. Don't forget that your hardware vendor is also responsible for firmware. Not saying that Lenovo is special in any way here, but delivering terrible software on the factory OS image might have implications for software quality in general.

Lenovo actually has a moderately good track record here - they have shipped firmware updates that fixed Linux-only issues.

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Post by zghst »

puranjay wrote: post #8

People shit on Xiaomi here but even imitation requires some level of artistry and finesse. This looks like a good clone of Air, and I haven't seen Acer/Lenovo/Dell manage to do that yet.

At the very least, Lenovo and Dell are innovating and making attractive, eye popping products that don't copy Apple at all. Copying is a poor strategy that in the end run gets you nowhere, you end up not being able to differentiate yourself other than being a copycat that's one step behind.

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Post by baybal2 »

klackerz wrote: post #26

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...

Meizu and Bubugao roll updates weekly

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Post by razed_in_blecch »

acabal wrote: post #274
Keyframe wrote: post #229

I've been looking for a new laptop recently, but I can't seem to find a good. My primary concerns are: - not to have open it up and clean from dust. That's what all of my laptops, except Air, suffered from. They get dust inside and then get hot and loud. I move around a lot and it's inevitable. I don't want noise and I want as little heat as possible. - Multitouch Trackpad like on Macbook Air. It's wonderful! - Long…

I have a 2015 Razer Blade that I really like. I use it as a my daily Linux work computer and it runs Ubuntu great (with the caveat that I don't use sleep, hibernate, or the nvidia card; and the webcam doesn't work). Pros: - Almost unbeatable specs for the chassis size - 14" display, which seems to be getting rarer now, but I really appreciate the extra inch of screen space - High quality display, if you get a good IG…

> But pulling out your Torx screwdriver once every few months is enough to fix the issue

God, I wish that was true. I cannot keep screws in my Razer Blade Stealth at all, not for lack of trying.

Only three of the eight screws remain on my back plate: The two in the back by the hinge vent and the left-hand middle screw. Possibly these areas suffers less thermal stress? Who knows.

Also: Good luck finding replacements when one pops off and you lose it.

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Post by aclimatt »

sandGorgon wrote: post #284
Keyframe wrote: post #229

I've been looking for a new laptop recently, but I can't seem to find a good. My primary concerns are: - not to have open it up and clean from dust. That's what all of my laptops, except Air, suffered from. They get dust inside and then get hot and loud. I move around a lot and it's inevitable. I don't want noise and I want as little heat as possible. - Multitouch Trackpad like on Macbook Air. It's wonderful! - Long…

I would seriously recommend the Dell Xps 13. It is the size of a 12 inch laptop because of zero bezels. Comes with easily replaceable nvme ssd (soldered 16 GB RAM though) and the integrated Intel 540 graphics helps me play Dota, Bioshock,etc easily... Superb Linux compatibility...and can be charged using the Dell companion battery pack !! And if I might add - excellent swag appeal.

I've had the XPS 13 for a year and can't agree more. There is no other laptop out there other than maybe the MacBook that has its size, weight, and power profile. You won't be disappointed.

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Post by anthony_barker »

leonroy wrote: post #286

This quote from Jony Ive really made me feel for the guy: “When you’re doing something for the first time, you don’t know it’s going to work. You spend seven or eight years working on something, and then it’s copied. I have to be honest, the first thing I can think, all those weekends that I could have at home with my family but didn’t. I think it’s theft, and it’s lazy.” Xiaomi have done this to others. Their new ai…

Apple should tell that quote to Xerox for the Xerox Park rip off..

http://web.stanford.edu/dept/SUL/sites/mac/parc.html

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Post by zghst »

kas0 wrote: post #14

Every competitor for Apple is a good thing :)

Not ones that blatantly copy and put backdoors in for their governments (not only Xiaomi but also MSFT, Google, etc)...

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27486/security/xiaomi-ha...

https://thehackernews.com/2016/07/hack-Xiaomi-phone.html

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Post by are595 »

xiaoma wrote: post #310
soylentcola wrote: post #211

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't typically buy ultra-think notebooks (or really many notebooks in general) but I've had good experiences with Asus if you want that "85% of a MacBook quality for 50% of the price" thing. Last laptop I bought was due to needing something for occasional DJ and projection graphics projects. Since it needed to be mobile, even a small form factor desktop build was not really feasible so I went looking for the best…

Asus is particularly adept not only at providing a good value but actually innovating in the Windows ecosystem. The Vivo AiO, for example, is a fantastic hybrid—part iMac, part Wacom tablet and with a wireless phone charging ability to boot. It doesn't seem like that should work, but the screen is actually rock solid and without wobble while drawing on it with the pen. https://www.asus.com/AllinOne-PCs/Vivo-AiO-V230I…

It has wireless charging and NFC build into the base, wow! That's really well thought out. I'm not too sold on the iMac-style monitor computers, but I admit they seems to have done a lot right when making the Vivo AiO.

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Post by paulmd »

fapjacks wrote: post #114
scotu wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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's easy: Who cares what Lenovo installs on their hardware? Whatever is on there is coming off as soon as I get it. And their hardware is excellent for the price.

You can't necessarily remove it. For example, there's a mechanism called the Windows Binary Platform Table that automatically copies an EXE from the UEFI image and executes it with kernel-level privileges on each boot. It's intended to be used to deliver drivers or anti-theft software after a clean install, but Lenovo was using it to deliver malware, and there's nothing you can do about it unless you have a signed image without the malware included.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/12/lenovo-used-a-hidde...

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