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Actually most budget laptops still use plastic screens... It's only the high end models where things become glass. It almost makes sense, since if you're buyin
by jabbany 4y ago
Actually most budget laptops still use plastic screens... It's only the high end models where things become glass.
It almost makes sense, since if you're buying an expensive laptop, you're probably OK with higher cost of ownership too (as seen by the other replies on this thread of people spending multiple hundreds to repair their screens).
- martyvis 4y agoTouch screens need to be glass, which is also in a lot of higher end non-Apple laptops.
- jabbany 4y agoActually they don't at all. I have a few older tablets that have plastic screens and touch works just fine (not great, but good enough). The main benefit of glass is just that it looks nicer (clearer) and maintains the flatness of the screen better (compared to even harder plastic which will still deform a lot under pressure). On phones there is an additional benefit of scratch resistance, but that's less of an issue for laptops.
- pmontra 4y agoMy 2016 car's touchscreen is plastic and capacitive (I operate it my my fingertips, not with nails.)
- TacticalCoder 4y ago> (as seen by the other replies on this thread of people spending multiple hundreds to repair their screens) I'd rather buy a 500 EUR non Apple laptop than pay the 490 EUR I was quoted to repair my M1 MacBook Air's screen. I mean: I get it fixed, than what? It's still a prone-to-crack screen I get. And there's no way I'm thinking: "Oh well, rather than pay 490 EUR to fix the screen, I'll buy another M1". Well... I considered just buying a new M1: but not after having read about all the people having similar issues. Now I know I wasn't just unlucky and I know it wasn't my fault. I'm not interested in a fragile laptop.