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I still don't get the pre-occupation with thinness. Lightness I get, but thinness doesn't equal that. Seems absurd.
by soperj 8y ago
I still don't get the pre-occupation with thinness. Lightness I get, but thinness doesn't equal that. Seems absurd.
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoThe thing I like most about my MacBook Pro is that it's made out of aluminum. As long as its not absurdly heavy, I don't really care how thick or heavy it is.
- rwallace 8y agoWhat exactly is it about aluminum that you like?
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoI like the solidity. I like the texture. I like how it feels cold when I haven't used it in a few hours. Psychologically, it makes it feel more like a machine and less like a toy.
- soperj 8y agoThat's another thing I don't get at all. I'm ridiculously happy still with my galaxy s3 (yes 3), plastic back that i can remove in seconds. I've never had a case for it, and because it's plastic, when i've dropped it, it actually has some cushion. It's also thinner than my wife current iphone x with a case on it. What is the use case for aluminum other than "premium feel"?
- oliveshell 8y agoAgreed. Of course thinness matters to some extent— I wouldn’t want to cram a three-inch-thick laptop into my bag. But—even ignoring ultrabooks— any, say, MacBook Pro or Dell Latitude from the past decade (or two!) is thin enough to not give a second thought. I’m all for maximizing portability, but it’s not worth sacrificing durability and utility. That’s what tablets are for.
- threeseed 8y agoThinness is highly correlated with lightness when the device is made out of aluminium.
- DonHopkins 8y agoHow about some light non-thinness in the form of air flowing through to cool it better! (Unless you use all that extra internal space for cat hair storage.)
- Invictus0 8y agoNot really, the aluminum is just on the outer edge. The bulk of the volume, and thus the weight, is battery.
- eecc 8y agoTrue. While replacing the battery of a Retina MBP I was surprised at how light it was without it.