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Those two are not mutually exclusive, unless you buy the premise that thinner = better (I don't). A thick laptop with many ports can look just as good as a thi
by lone_haxx0r 7y ago
Those two are not mutually exclusive, unless you buy the premise that thinner = better (I don't).
A thick laptop with many ports can look just as good as a thin one.
- masklinn 7y ago> Those two are not mutually exclusive, unless you buy the premise that thinner = better (I don't). Even if you do, they're still not necessarily exclusive: ifixit tore down a bunch of HP devices, and even the "Elite X2 G4" two-in-one — not exactly a beastly looking device https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Elite-x2-G4-detachable-will-be-over-two-times-brighter-than-the-Microsoft-Surface-Pro-6.421567.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Elite-x2-G4-detachable-will... — got 9/10 on repairability: https://www.ifixit.com/News/hp-makes-the-modern-repairable-devices-you-might-have-forgotten-existed https://www.ifixit.com/News/hp-makes-the-modern-repairable-d...
- dorfsmay 7y agoI have been fairly impressed by Del hardware. Unfortunately, you can no longer get a tracking on their 13 inches (and they never had 3 button).
- dorfsmay 7y agoI agree with thinner ≠ better. So where is the thinner obsession coming from? Why are they removing all the ports? Isn't it because of fashion? Functionality and esthetics do not have to be mutually exclusive, but the people designing laptops don't seem to be aware of that.
- ElFitz 7y agoIt could be because they are gutless unimaginative trend-following sheeps. It could also be because they just try to sell whatever it is they think most of their customers believe they want / need (wether or not said customers are right is a whole other matter)