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So let's take my kids as an example - they plug their laptops in like 1/week. They have the M1 Airs, and I've seen them on their beds, in the kitchen taking a

by r00fus 3y ago

So let's take my kids as an example - they plug their laptops in like 1/week. They have the M1 Airs, and I've seen them on their beds, in the kitchen taking a video while they food prep or as they clean their room (time-lapse to share with friends) or on the couch or their desks. Yes, some of this could be done on the family iPad or their iPhone (which neither of them have yet), but those don't have the games or schoolwork setup they need either. Why sacrifice this kind of capability when the costs are about the same and quality is better?

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
Interesting. I guess it must be a generational difference maybe. I'm a kid of the 90's so I grew up with desktop PCs exclusively, so using a computer meant sitting at the computer desk, rather than using it anywhere else. So I guess this habit stuck to me as I rarely undock my laptop to use it anywhere else like kids who grew up with laptops. But to me I see only benefits to this habit, hear me out: - I get the best posture at the desk with ergonomic chair and external height adjustable monitor, versus in bed, couch or random table around the house where I need to hunch down at the small laptop screen. There's no way my neck can tolerate that posture for more than a couple of hours. - more easily to mentally detach from work and digital entertainment, when the laptop is only at the desk and doesn't follow me around. As in, if I go to the park, or to the coffee shop, I go there to detach from "laptop usage" and unwind, like look out the window, read a book, chat up some people while enjoying the cappucino. Due to these (personal) factors, I never understood the need for crazy battery life other than jobs that involve a lot of travelling, since most people I know seem to have similar computer usage habits to mine where they also leave their laptops at home. Who knows, if I were to grow up with a laptop, I'd probably have different usage habits now.

by r00fus 3y ago

FirmwareBurner 3y ago

Interesting. I guess it must be a generational difference maybe. I'm a kid of the 90's so I grew up with desktop PCs exclusively, so using a computer meant sitting at the computer desk, rather than using it anywhere else. So I guess this habit stuck to me as I rarely undock my laptop to use it anywhere else like kids who grew up with laptops. But to me I see only benefits to this habit, hear me out: - I get the best posture at the desk with ergonomic chair and external height adjustable monitor, versus in bed, couch or random table around the house where I need to hunch down at the small laptop screen. There's no way my neck can tolerate that posture for more than a couple of hours. - more easily to mentally detach from work and digital entertainment, when the laptop is only at the desk and doesn't follow me around. As in, if I go to the park, or to the coffee shop, I go there to detach from "laptop usage" and unwind, like look out the window, read a book, chat up some people while enjoying the cappucino. Due to these (personal) factors, I never understood the need for crazy battery life other than jobs that involve a lot of travelling, since most people I know seem to have similar computer usage habits to mine where they also leave their laptops at home. Who knows, if I were to grow up with a laptop, I'd probably have different usage habits now.