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> Why does nobody care about creaking plastic? About sticky-feeling texture? About uneven weight distribution? About the sound that materials make when handling

> Why does nobody care about creaking plastic? About sticky-feeling texture? About uneven weight distribution? About the sound that materials make when handling them? Because the value of a laptop is the parts inside, not the presentation. Why would I care about those things? Or at least why would I care about them enough to make me spend more than I have to?

can16358p 5y ago
Well, because you'd be potentially looking at it and using it for hours almost every day for years as a professional? For me something I spend my time that much should look nice. That combined with the parts inside is perfection, which is the M1 MBP for me.
- bluefirebrand 5y ago
  How much are you actually looking at a laptop's aesthetics versus looking at the information displayed on a screen though? Does it really matter to you to have something pretty sitting on your desk while you work? That seems really weird to me. Personally I couldn't care less. Especially in the context of a professional work laptop which is a machine that goes onto the corner of my desk and I plug a bunch of other things into and basically ignore forever past that point.
  - can16358p 5y ago
    Of course I care if I have something pretty on my desk. I care about aesthetics of everything around me that I interact with/see/experience on my daily life, especially if it's something literally designed for me to look at for hours every day, like a computer.
- ciwolsey 5y ago
  Listen to this person, they're a professional
lawkwok 5y ago
This is like asking why should you care about a creaky chair? It works as a chair regardless and you don’t even see it when you are sitting on it. Who cares about sticky castors when you are at your desk for hours at a time?
neoberg 5y ago
This. I don't care about ripped or dirty clothes since their function is to warm me and I don't see them when I wear them anyways.

can16358p 5y ago

Well, because you'd be potentially looking at it and using it for hours almost every day for years as a professional? For me something I spend my time that much should look nice. That combined with the parts inside is perfection, which is the M1 MBP for me.

bluefirebrand 5y ago
How much are you actually looking at a laptop's aesthetics versus looking at the information displayed on a screen though? Does it really matter to you to have something pretty sitting on your desk while you work? That seems really weird to me. Personally I couldn't care less. Especially in the context of a professional work laptop which is a machine that goes onto the corner of my desk and I plug a bunch of other things into and basically ignore forever past that point.
- can16358p 5y ago
  Of course I care if I have something pretty on my desk. I care about aesthetics of everything around me that I interact with/see/experience on my daily life, especially if it's something literally designed for me to look at for hours every day, like a computer.
ciwolsey 5y ago
Listen to this person, they're a professional

lawkwok 5y ago

This is like asking why should you care about a creaky chair? It works as a chair regardless and you don’t even see it when you are sitting on it. Who cares about sticky castors when you are at your desk for hours at a time?

neoberg 5y ago

This. I don't care about ripped or dirty clothes since their function is to warm me and I don't see them when I wear them anyways.