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One missing feature which caught my eye is water-resistance. It is pretty much standard on modern phones and for me it is critical. I still remember times when

One missing feature which caught my eye is water-resistance. It is pretty much standard on modern phones and for me it is critical. I still remember times when you can ruin your expensive iPhone by "water damage" not covered by the warranty.

gjsman-1000 3y ago
I'm still frustrated that Apple (or really, any manufacturer), for all their money, can't figure out how to make a water resistant laptop. I would bet top dollar that even Tim Cook has had a spill once.
- pquki4 3y ago
  Tim Apple once said that he spent 80% of his time on iPad: https://9to5mac.com/2014/07/17/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-everyone-should-do-80-percent-of-their-work-on-an-ipad-just-like-him/ https://9to5mac.com/2014/07/17/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-every... So you are looking for a spill in that 20% of the time. Watch your wallet.
- Erratic6576 3y ago
  yeah I have developed a ritual protocol of appropriate and unacceptable water glass shapes due to a fatidic incident which cost me a MacBook Air. It could have been prevented if Steve Jobs had had any interest in making laptops more resistant. So, glasses whose mouth is wider than their bottom are prone to collapse because the centre of gravity is higher
- user_7832 3y ago
  > I'm still frustrated that Apple (or really, any manufacturer), for all their money, can't figure out how to make a water resistant laptop. Depending on your luck and your laptop's vintage, many business class laptops offer(ed) keyboard spill protection. I think my HP ProBook 430 G3 had it, I've definitely spilled a lot of water once from a big bottle and it was mostly "fine". (The headphone jack didn't work but I don't remember if that was a pre-existing issue.) Iirc thinkpads may also offer it.
sofixa 3y ago
> It is pretty much standard on modern phones Only at a high end. Take a random midrange Oppo, Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung until a few gens ago and they're not waterproof.

gjsman-1000 3y ago

I'm still frustrated that Apple (or really, any manufacturer), for all their money, can't figure out how to make a water resistant laptop. I would bet top dollar that even Tim Cook has had a spill once.

pquki4 3y ago
Tim Apple once said that he spent 80% of his time on iPad: https://9to5mac.com/2014/07/17/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-everyone-should-do-80-percent-of-their-work-on-an-ipad-just-like-him/ https://9to5mac.com/2014/07/17/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-every... So you are looking for a spill in that 20% of the time. Watch your wallet.
Erratic6576 3y ago
yeah I have developed a ritual protocol of appropriate and unacceptable water glass shapes due to a fatidic incident which cost me a MacBook Air. It could have been prevented if Steve Jobs had had any interest in making laptops more resistant. So, glasses whose mouth is wider than their bottom are prone to collapse because the centre of gravity is higher
user_7832 3y ago
> I'm still frustrated that Apple (or really, any manufacturer), for all their money, can't figure out how to make a water resistant laptop. Depending on your luck and your laptop's vintage, many business class laptops offer(ed) keyboard spill protection. I think my HP ProBook 430 G3 had it, I've definitely spilled a lot of water once from a big bottle and it was mostly "fine". (The headphone jack didn't work but I don't remember if that was a pre-existing issue.) Iirc thinkpads may also offer it.

sofixa 3y ago

> It is pretty much standard on modern phones Only at a high end. Take a random midrange Oppo, Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung until a few gens ago and they're not waterproof.