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To be fair, the only serious competition for home users has laptops that (now) start at $1200, plus tax, applecare, and dongles (oh, you wanted a USB-A connecti
by x0x0 8y ago
To be fair, the only serious competition for home users has laptops that (now) start at $1200, plus tax, applecare, and dongles (oh, you wanted a USB-A connection like basically every device in the world uses? Jony is about to courage your wallet. You want to be able to connect it to the odd tv via HDMI, what everything in the world uses? More courage!)... so basically $1500 to walk out the store. I'm aware you can get an old air with 5 year old guts for $1k, but that will prolly not be sold for much longer.
My parents do not need $1.5k of laptop to browse the internet, email, and exchange photos of grandkids. Particularly in a world when a decent laptop doing the above should cost $750 or less out the store.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoChromebooks are pretty much perfect for home users, and starting to be decent for developers too.
- x0x0 8y agoMy parents live in rural America, and the internet connection is not good. It's manageable for email and browsing, but even the school has problems with chromebooks and their bad internet connection. Plus... if you're fleeing Windows because of the advertising, you're gonna go to a google product? How on earth does that help?
- wild_preference 8y agoAt the same time, how many cheap Windows laptops are only so cheap because they come with a lot of pre-installed bullshit? Also, 5 year old Air for $1k? That's almost how much they cost new. I'm seeing half that on Ebay/Craigslist. My sister has a new $450 Toshiba and my 5 year old Air runs much better. I got a new battery for it and gave it to her. Unfortunately you went way too far with your rant and buried your point about Windows' real competition being more expensive. But the low end of Windows laptops is pretty atrocious. Someone stuck buying those aren't doing it because Airs lost their SD card port. They're doing it because they can't afford anything other than a computer that serves them ads, has 3hrs battery life, and struggles to buffer 1080p video on Youtube like my sister's new Toshiba.
- x0x0 8y agoThe guts are 5 years old in a brand new old-style air.
- Dylan16807 8y ago> At the same time, how many cheap Windows laptops are only so cheap because they come with a lot of pre-installed bullshit? I'm going to guess none. $30 of bloatware is extremely tempting when your profit margin is 4%, but it doesn't represent any meaningful savings.