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That's a very fair point. Maybe what those people need is a laptop that looks more like the ones we had 15 years ago that are larger, and easier to manipulate.
by sputknick 9y ago
That's a very fair point. Maybe what those people need is a laptop that looks more like the ones we had 15 years ago that are larger, and easier to manipulate. However, the universe of people who will get rid of a laptop once it stops working is large enough, that a company can be very successful addressing just those people. Maybe the answer to your statement is someone needs to make low cost laptops that are thick, heavy, cheap, and maintainable? The problem is whatever company that is will not be marketing themselves as "cutting edge".
- khedoros1 9y agoWhy do they need to be thick and heavy? Mine has a 15.6" screen, Weighs around 5lbs (slightly under), and is under 3/4" thick. It could be lighter if the case were made out of plastic instead of aluminum. It's about half the thickness and 60% the weight of my previous laptop, but still has user-replaceable components (I upgraded the RAM and added an HDD after purchasing it).
- soperj 9y agoAlso thick doesn't really need to be heavy. My Thinkpad x230 weights less than a pound more than a current macbook pro. Everything is easily accessible and replaceable, and it has a bevy of ports. It cost me about $250 bucks to upgrade it to contain 2 256gb ssds and 16gb of ram. -- edit -- just checked, current x260 actually is lighter than the current macbook pro.