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Apple still jests a little at Microsoft with the photo at the top of https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204301 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204301 (a really
by snazz 7y ago
Apple still jests a little at Microsoft with the photo at the top of https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204301 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204301 (a really chunky old Windows machine next to a nice new iPhone and iPad). Still, a step in the right direction for both parties.
- scarface74 7y agoYeah that laptop with the huge bezels looks like something from a decade ago.
- oneplane 7y agoMaybe, but most people buy windows laptops that look like that - or worse. The cool good-looking laptops are usually more expensive while not really doing anything extra that the customer would want.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoYou mean laptops that can be serviced without a heat gun? Where's the problem?
- oneplane 7y agoI don't think that is a factor the general consumer can even dream up. People rather 'consume' a laptop and then throw it away after a few years. It's why there are so many low-end models sold and why so many manufacturers make them (usually based on the same blueprint from the CPU manufacturer + laptop design from the likes of Compal or Foxconn, nobody wants to waste money on designing those internally). At the same time, the use case where manual 'servicing' of a laptop was more relevant has mostly passed. This came about because of post-imaging-once lifecycle management in the business sectors (which isn't universal just yet...) combined with the cattle vs. pets approach when it comes to business laptops. A lot of personal use has moved to mobile devices and clouds, making the laptop less and less of a special thing to be preserved. To me, this all is a bit sad and wasteful, if we were to make it easier to swap out modules while keeping the form factor, that would be a good thing. But that costs money, and unless the mass market sees a use in it, they are not going to pay for it.
- scarface74 7y agoDuring the spinning hard drive -> SSD transition, a lot of old laptops had their lifetimes increased by replacing the hard drives. I don’t see an easy increase like that in the future. True, you can’t replace the battery yourself and you have to pay the markup to getting it replaced and you have to max out the RAM from day one, but RAM prices have been relatively stable for years. It wasn’t like back in the day when RAM prices fluctuated by 30-50%.
- oneplane 7y agoMakes sense. I have to say I haven't had the need to upgrade any laptop for the last few years. Probably since 2015 or something like that.
- scarface74 7y agoThe only thing I hate is the lack of removable drives. I didn’t appreciate that until the last time I worked at BigCorp and the screen “went bad” (okay honestly I dropped it) and the help desk just swapped out the hard drive to a spare and sent it to HP for repair. I had almost forgotten what computers use to be like. On an unrelated note. I love HPs drop jaw Ethernet port. It keeps the laptop thin but you still have a regular built in Ethernet port.
- scarface74 7y agoSadly that’s true. I see so many Engadget laptop deals with decently spec’d hardware - SSD, Core I5’s —— and a low resolution 1366x768 displays.
- magashna 7y agoAt least that laptop almost guarantees having more than 1 USB ports
- scarface74 7y agoThat was a low blow. I didn’t know whether to upvote it or downvote it. The Apple fanboy in me want to downvote it. But truth is truth - upvoted....