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Plastic is often a better material for laptops: - It's light - It's a bit more durable (or perhaps forgiving) when it comes to drops and dents - It's less ex
by everdrive 5y ago
Plastic is often a better material for laptops:
- It's light
- It's a bit more durable (or perhaps forgiving) when it comes to drops and dents
- It's less expensive
- If the laptop is built properly (not always a guarantee) it's just a sturdy
- Ar-Curunir 5y agoI’ve accidentally dropped both my Thinkpad and my MacBook Pro multiple times. Only my MacBook still boots
- gabereiser 5y agoYour first argument maybe is true but in the overall comparisons these laptops are heavier. Forgiving for drops and dents? Yeah, I’ll give you that. Carbon fiber is durable, not scratch proof though. Less expensive, yes, and you get those discounts bleeding into the components they use and the specs. Spec a high end Dev machine and compare with MacBook offering and it’s not even close. System76 is getting there, but they still use plastics too. Build quality, I completely agree with this. The problem is production quality isn’t guaranteed and I had more issues with PC laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo) than I have with my MacBooks (2008, 2012, 2014, 2020 M1).
- diffeomorphism 5y ago> Your first argument maybe is true but in the overall comparisons these laptops are heavier. No? X1 Nano: 907g Macbook Air 13: 1290g So just 70% percent of the weight. X1 Carbon: 1120g Macbook Pro 14: 1600g Again 70%. So they are much lighter, not just a little.