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For a developer, this laptop sucks. ... but, why would I use such harsh rhetoric? That's ecause the most important component of a laptop is not its CPU; it is

For a developer, this laptop sucks. ... but, why would I use such harsh rhetoric? That's ecause the most important component of a laptop is not its CPU; it is the --==[[ keyboard ]]==--. A laptop without a keyboard with decent key travel and tactile feedback simply deters you from using it. People who do not write much (code, documents, etc.) - can perhaps make do with point-and-click-oriented laptops. We cannot. That's why are currently condemned to choose between 10-year-old CPUs and I/O ports, but with decent keyboards; and fancy modern CPUs in laptops that are inconvenient to use. Now look at this laptop's keyboard: https://p3-ofp.static.pub/fes/cms/2022/03/03/ww9s3cycoxj6gbsdwga5jg0921usul660309.jpg https://p3-ofp.static.pub/fes/cms/2022/03/03/ww9s3cycoxj6gbs... they keys barely even protrude from the surrounding surface!

soulbadguy 3y ago
Yeah i have to call BS on this narrative that somewhat the keyboard is the most important thing for developer. Writing code is not writing documentation or writing books : Most of time spent not on typing letter... Debugging, reading code, thinking about a code etc... are more important. I have yet to see a case where typing speed is a limiting factor for coding. Loads of non-dev information workers type way more than dev...
- einpoklum 3y ago
  It's true that if a laptop doesn't have a monitor, you can't use it to read code. But - you don't need an ultra-perfect color reproduction, super-low refresh rate etc. on your monitor to read code. So if your laptop has a TN rather than IPS panel - that might be consideration but nothing like decent keyboard or not. And debugging we do with our brains mostly :-)
callalex 3y ago
Please keep in mind that humans have a huge variety of anatomy, movement, and strength. While I don’t doubt that high travel keyboards are more comfortable and painless for YOU specifically, I can assure you that your experience does not speak for everyone. Extrapolating your keyboard preferences to every body shape is like expecting an Olympic gymnast to be comfortable in a pregnant baryatric person’s pants. Please consider that most people don’t care about long key travel, and that some people such as myself actually strongly prefer short key travel as it reduces pain for me. Also, have you used this keyboard or are you judging it based on one zoomed out marketing image?

soulbadguy 3y ago

Yeah i have to call BS on this narrative that somewhat the keyboard is the most important thing for developer. Writing code is not writing documentation or writing books : Most of time spent not on typing letter... Debugging, reading code, thinking about a code etc... are more important. I have yet to see a case where typing speed is a limiting factor for coding. Loads of non-dev information workers type way more than dev...

einpoklum 3y ago
It's true that if a laptop doesn't have a monitor, you can't use it to read code. But - you don't need an ultra-perfect color reproduction, super-low refresh rate etc. on your monitor to read code. So if your laptop has a TN rather than IPS panel - that might be consideration but nothing like decent keyboard or not. And debugging we do with our brains mostly :-)

callalex 3y ago

Please keep in mind that humans have a huge variety of anatomy, movement, and strength. While I don’t doubt that high travel keyboards are more comfortable and painless for YOU specifically, I can assure you that your experience does not speak for everyone. Extrapolating your keyboard preferences to every body shape is like expecting an Olympic gymnast to be comfortable in a pregnant baryatric person’s pants. Please consider that most people don’t care about long key travel, and that some people such as myself actually strongly prefer short key travel as it reduces pain for me. Also, have you used this keyboard or are you judging it based on one zoomed out marketing image?