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I’ll take a stab at the problem: an “actual professional” in this context is someone who makes their money by using the computer.
by alasdair_ 6y ago
I’ll take a stab at the problem: an “actual professional” in this context is someone who makes their money by using the computer.
- stu2b50 6y agoThat does include practically every white collar occupation at this point.
- throwaheyy 6y agoI’d extend it to mean someone for whom the non-pro model is less sufficient (for example, they are using dev tools or video editing as opposed to Excel, Word and email).
- stu2b50 6y agoThat would exclude many programming positions, though, since really the old Air is perfectly fine for most SWE positions. Not optimal, but you can run iterm2, you can run a web browser, and you can run vim.
- numpad0 6y agoI don’t think it’s necessarily good that people say Word or Excel is non-Pro tasks fit for cheap and “lite” computers.
- throwaheyy 6y agoIt’s a generalization, of course there are exceptions
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> someone for whom the non-pro model is less sufficient Given how powered up the Air has become, this is a thin envelope.
- Nition 6y agoIt seems like a reasonable definition to me as long as it's clear that "the computer" means that specific computer. e.g. In this definition, if you use a PC at your office and a laptop at home for non-work stuff, your work PC is being used by a "professional" and your home laptop isn't.
- numpad0 6y agoI’ve seen a screenshot of someone in consultancy roles, an obvious professional by dictionary definition, trash talking hard and mean on some software developers for demanding computers that can build software, that however has no tangible merit in their eyes, like PowerPoint or Excel performances. There might be something interesting in divisions across different types of “Pro”.
- cactus2093 6y agoSee, I think that is very far from the definition a lot of others have in mind. By your definition, probably 95% of professionals don't need any more power than a macbook air.