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What I will agree with here is that we have made devices so thin and fragile that you instantly have to wrap them in thick cases to protect them. Or carry aroun
by tibbon 7y ago
What I will agree with here is that we have made devices so thin and fragile that you instantly have to wrap them in thick cases to protect them. Or carry around a pound of adapters to shave off a few grams in having more than one port.
The optimization toward light and thin has gone a little overboard. These aren’t just art pieces, but tools. Make my laptop 10% heavier but give me a machine that can take a beating
- britch 7y agoI think there's a disconnect between what makes someone buy a device, and what makes a quality device. In the abstract I think a lot of people would say they'd take a heavier phone that's more durable and has a longer battery life. Unfortunately most phones are sold on "tech-lust." The sleekness and thin-ness of the device. How futuristic it is. People will pay a lot of money for a luxury device that feels "right." I'm not sure how we resolve the conflict. For a sellers perspective you kind of have to chase the art-piece, especially when people choose it over the practical tool again and again. But I think most people would be happier if the design was more tool-like.