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I think you have encapsulated the concept of FOMO. Undoubtedly, for the money Apple devices cost - they better damn well work flawlessly for the next 10-15 yea
by vagrantJin 5y ago
I think you have encapsulated the concept of FOMO.
Undoubtedly, for the money Apple devices cost - they better damn well work flawlessly for the next 10-15 years. But they don't. I use a MBP and iMac for work and I hate it.
- sidlls 5y agoThe price difference between iPhones and high-end, official Android (e.g., Nexus, Pixel) phones is negligible. It's simply not possible as far as I've seen to purchase a PC laptop with similar construction quality (when they're not plastic garbage they're poor imitations of the metal body and interior layout), but one can pay almost as much for a MacBook Pro to get a PC laptop with similar or somewhat superior performance characteristics. That construction quality is worth a premium price point.
- lostmsu 5y agoWhat exactly is wrong with plastic construction apart from that it is not cool?
- sidlls 5y agoIt’s inferior in every respect, quite aside from any “cool” factor. It breaks easily and it doesn’t support the non-plastic pieces (e.g. the monitor) well are two of the most important factors.
- unmole 5y ago> It breaks easily Somehow I've never had plastic parts break in the two decades I've been using computers and I don't think I'm in the minority. > it doesn’t support the non-plastic pieces (e.g. the monitor) Support how? Are you physically putting your monitor on top your laptop?
- chelical 5y agoNot the person you're replying to, but I have had part of the hinge break in an HP laptop.
- lostmsu 5y agoI guess the point is "citation needed". What you said is "common sense", but the source of that "common sense" is mostly marketing material. At least I don't recollect seeing any hard data, that would support either of those claims.
- howinteresting 5y agoUnlike aluminium, plastic doesn't give you electric shocks if you're plugged into a poorly grounded socket: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/32417/how-can-i-avoid-my-macbook-pro-giving-me-minor-shocks https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/32417/how-can-i-av... The link describes them as "minor shocks" but I once had a severe enough shock that I needed medical care.
- chelical 5y agoPlastic is less recyclable than aluminum.
- fomine3 5y agoI prefer plastic and other material than aluminum unibody. They are lightweight, solid enough, not become too cool, not edgey, and soft. Don't link aluminum == premium.
- oriolid 5y agoFWIW, I'm reading this on an early 2013 MBP. I think it would still have years of use in it, but new MacOS versions don't support it any more and I have this gut feeling that Linux maintainers aren't okay with the idea of supporting decade old hardware from the hateful enemy.
- howinteresting 5y agoLinux works quite well on old macbooks.