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I've been building my own computers for years. I upgrade my PC on the super cheap every few years (couple of hundred dollars). After a decade, I spent less mone
by Justsignedup 11y ago
I've been building my own computers for years. I upgrade my PC on the super cheap every few years (couple of hundred dollars). After a decade, I spent less money on a constantly upgraded PC than a single macbook.
I now have a quad core i7, 16gb ram, geforce 650ti, and an ssd I salvaged. I think in the decade of this computer existing I spent a total of 2 grand on it.
- kedean 11y agoYou can't compare a desktop with a laptop. They are completely different use cases, of course a desktop is fine years later.
- kbenson 11y agoWhy? What makes a laptop not fine after a few years that a desktop doesn't have to deal with?
- epistasis 11y agoBeing hauled around everywhere and put through all sorts of physical stress.
- kbenson 11y agoI think plenty of people take enough care of their laptops that the impact of physical stress is reduced. As others have stated, build quality probably has a lot to do with it. I think it's less Macs vs others than high build quality vs lower build quality. The fact that macs are just one of many builders (although possibly the one with the highest build quality) can skew this.
- epistasis 11y agoRegardless of whether some people can tiptoe around it and mitigate the consequences, a physical durability and portability is the main difference between laptops and desktops. Sure, it's high-vs-low build quality, but MacBooks really do have something here that nobody else is doing: unibody aluminum frames, a big feature for durability, weight, and portability.