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I see disposable as having several meanings here. If it means crappy quality and unreparable, something that will last for a couple of years tops, I agree that
by ikurei 3y ago
I see disposable as having several meanings here.
If it means crappy quality and unreparable, something that will last for a couple of years tops, I agree that is terrible.
It could also mean decent quality that will last, but is cheap enough that you won't worry too much about it being damaged or lost or stolen.
I love my Macbook, and my previous one is still going strong after 8 years, in the hands of a family member with lower need for computational power, but I hate carrying around a device so expensive. I don't dare eat near it, and I wince whenever my backpack bumps on something.
I miss the careless freedom of carrying around a cheap, crappy linux laptop.
- bzzzt 3y agoIf the result of making hardware inexpensive is people getting careless about damage that's a loss imo.
- balder1991 3y agoIt’s not about being careless, it’s about not being overly worried and limited on what you can do with it.
- varispeed 3y agoMaybe we should use word "reusable" instead. It still carries those points, but does away with suggesting that device may be tossed to the bin once you are done with it: > reusable device with a replaceable OS; secure by default; your data is always backed up; if you have any doubts or problems you can always restore to the factory image and be back in action within minutes, etc.
- themadturk 3y agoI have a nice stiff leather sleeve I bought when I had a Surface Pro 3, which now fits my M1 MacBook Air perfectly and does a more than adequate job of protecting it in my backpack. I eat around it all the time (but keep liquids well away.) I love this machine, but it's meant to be used, and by golly I don't baby it.