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Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by bitwize »

RajT88 wrote: post #125
post-it wrote: post #101

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> can’t put my finger on why this is so much better than everyone else Because it doesn't move. When you press down on an Apple touchpad, it doesn't displace at all, it vibrates . This gives you an identical touch response across the entire trackpad, plus nifty things like Force Touch and customizable response intensity. Nobody else has done it, and it makes every other touchpad feel awful.

I'm just surprised that people feel so passionately about touchpads/trackpads. Apple can have the best one, sure, I believe it. But they still are bad pointing devices as a type of pointing device. People have gotten used to them, because what else can you really fit into a laptop?

Other manufacturers' trackpads are a compromise vs. having a mouse.

Apple trackpads are a mouse replacement. There are literally people who have a Magic Trackpad instead of a mouse for desktop use.

That's how good the Apple stuff is.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by chazeon »

blauditore wrote: post #133

>excellent build quality I keep hearing this, also for phones, and people usually associate it with certain materials. Why? I'd rather have a light plastic laptop/phone that works well, is light, and survives a few hits than an overpriced piece of fashion. Bonus points for phones with cracked backs because glass "feels more valuable". Of course I understand the value of e.g. good hinges, keyboards etc., but pretty su…

One good plastic build that people praise about is Valve's Steamdeck

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by fifafu »

9g3890fj2 wrote: post #96
qwytw wrote: post #21

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The screen seem to be low res and the aspect ratio is awful..

Created an account just to comment - what is awful about 16:9, or "low res" about 1920x1080, for a laptop?

you have probably never used a high res display on a laptop, it makes a huge difference ;-) Macbook Pros have had high res displays since 2012 (2880x1800 for the 15" back then)

The current 14" Macbook Pro comes with 3024x1964. Some other laptops go even higher.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by CarVac »

pico303 wrote: post #84

> another Apple can’t put my finger on why this is so much better than everyone else things Once you’ve used a Mac touchpad, it’s impossible to go back to a Windows/Linux laptop. I’ve tried…

I tried one the other day at an Apple store.

The click feedback is too weak, and the stepless acceleration is not what my brain expects, so I found it frustrating.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by qwytw »

TheRealPomax wrote: post #39
qwytw wrote: post #18

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> there is no reason There is a very good reason called "profit margin"... Good luck charging $500 for an extra 768 GB of storage if there is an m2 slot.

Then it's a good thing no one charges that. I'm all for calling out Apple for bullshit, but their "768 GB more" model is a $200 upsell, not $500. And yes: it's a huge leap from $200 to $500.

In Europe MBA M2 upgrade to 1 TB is 460 euros which is is about $520, in US it's $400 + taxes.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by qwytw »

t3rabytes wrote: post #36
qwytw wrote: post #18

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> there is no reason There is a very good reason called "profit margin"... Good luck charging $500 for an extra 768 GB of storage if there is an m2 slot.

I'd venture to guess that the take rate on custom configs from any manufacturer is quite low. Most consumers are going to go to Best Buy, Apple Store, et al and buy what config is available today, not wait to order some custom model.

I'm pretty sure 512/1024 GB or 16 GB MBAs are generally available in stores without a ordering a custom model.

And wouldn't most people order online nowadays?

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by naspex »

9g3890fj2 wrote: post #96
qwytw wrote: post #21

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The screen seem to be low res and the aspect ratio is awful..

Created an account just to comment - what is awful about 16:9, or "low res" about 1920x1080, for a laptop?

You inspired me to do the same.

It's my first comment here: don't buy any puri.sm products. Or better say, think thrice before doing so. I used to own Librem 15 v4 which I bought in April 2020. Everything was bad. Just barely usable as a laptop. In January 2022 I spilled a water on the keyboard and some keys got stuck, so it kept on typing some letters sporadically. Tried to replace keyboard –> 150$ + delivery because it's the whole top panel to replace. No. OK, disconnected the keyboard and bought a compact Lenovo keyboard (also appeared to be a trashy thing). Half a year later the battery died. No chance to replace, out-of-stock, not even on chinese eshops.

Also, I preordered Librem 5 all the way back in 2019. Decided to cancel the order a year ago – still waiting for my money to come back.

Puri.sm gave me an impression of a scam copmany, unfortunately.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by wanda »

Get an IBM ThinkPad 380XD, swap out the screen for a Chromebook Pixel's 2560x1600 screen, then swap the board out for the Macbook M2's silicon along with as much RAM and as many ports as you can fit in the chassis.

Port Windows 2000 to it, hit me up and name your price.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by maleldil »

WesolyKubeczek wrote: post #12

Two aspects in which Apple's newest Macbook Airs fit at least my own "peak laptop" definition are: 1) no fans whatsoever 2) no coil whine when I plug my headphones in and stress the CPU The keyboard is exactly the right size and the right font for me, but I'll concede that muscle memory is an individual thing. I've owned Apple's laptops and keyboards made in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2019, and 2022, and they are very h…

Interestingly, the first time I heard a coil whine in a laptop was with the M1 Pro MBP. I never had it with any PC laptops. I found that it depended heavily on the electric wiring. It happened semi-frequently in Brazil, but almost never in the UK.

Re: The Perfect Laptop

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Post by grecy »

blauditore wrote: post #133

>excellent build quality I keep hearing this, also for phones, and people usually associate it with certain materials. Why? I'd rather have a light plastic laptop/phone that works well, is light, and survives a few hits than an overpriced piece of fashion. Bonus points for phones with cracked backs because glass "feels more valuable". Of course I understand the value of e.g. good hinges, keyboards etc., but pretty su…

I bought my current MacBook Pro, used, in 2016.

I drove it 54,000 miles around Africa on the worst roads in the world, using it every day in the heat, humidity, dust and sun. I drove it 30,000+ miles around North America using it heavily. I drove it 36,000 miles around Australia, using it at least 30 hours a week in the dust, heat, sun, etc.

It's had many dings and bashes and a few drops.

It still works great, and I've never repaired a thing on it. The charger has duct tape on the worn cables, and battery life is down to about 3 hours with light use and less than an hour editing HD video.

That's what I'm looking for.

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