harkinian

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by harkinian 3y ago
Extension updates shouldn't be automatic to begin with imo.
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by harkinian 3y ago
The tablets are. Buy an iPad, then spend like $600 on hardware accessories and apps to basically turn it into a laptop. Everyone I know who bought one has just left it around the house as a random toy. But I'm a heavy user, and that 20
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by harkinian 3y ago
The biggest downside of macOS is that it breaks compatibility with old software so often, compared to Windows which prioritizes compatibility above all else. So if you use lots of third-party apps that are often abandoned but still useful,
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by harkinian 3y ago
BestBuy will still have a ton of different options that look similar but one is inexplicably a lot more expensive than another, even within the same brand.
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by harkinian 3y ago
There are going to be screen and components options on any laptop, and that's fine. What's weird is how many different but similar products Dell has, same with HP. The most confusing laptop lineup Apple ever had that I remember wa
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by harkinian 3y ago
Mac trackpads have been top notch as far back as I can remember, to the iBook G3. First one I actually owned was a derelict 2006 MacBook someone had thrown away in 2012, and it was still easier to use than the modern loaner Windows laptops
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by harkinian 3y ago
There's no chance I use a Linux laptop again. The Mac will run all the open source type stuff out of the box most of the time, or if you're really deploying for Linux only then you use Docker anyway. #2 is untrue unless you'r
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by harkinian 3y ago
And backups seem a lot easier on Mac OS.
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by harkinian 3y ago
I mean that most people who buy laptops fit the mold of needing web browsing, email, documents, and maybe file management. They can solve that with Windows, Mac, or maybe even Chromebook. There isn't usually a reason they need one in p
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by harkinian 3y ago
I like how one is Intel i7 and one is Intel 7. Mind that the i7 is a -U, which is totally different from a -H or a desktop i7.
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by harkinian 3y ago
I hate dealing with USB-C, but on laptops, it hardly matters. Pretty rare that I'm plugging in anything besides power.
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by harkinian 3y ago
Relying on DisplayLink too. It's neat, but it's a hack. Uses a fair bit of CPU constantly and makes my Mac say "your screen is being observed." Was disappointing coming from my 2009 Mac Pro which could run 5 displays no
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by harkinian 3y ago
If you need Windows programs for your work, or need the ports, or want to play games, that kinda answers the question. The Mac laptops are otherwise just better for most people. And the often-repeated "every user is different" is
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by harkinian 3y ago
The hybrids use less gasoline for sure, when comparing apples to apples new car vs new car. Cost-effectiveness is more complicated. However, if you take all the compromises of a tiny late-80s/early-90s Honda Civic, it'll do 50-60
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by harkinian 3y ago
Apparently also got discontinued. I didn't know that until now.
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by harkinian 3y ago
To most consumers, DisplayPort is just "that thing that won't fit into my HDMI port for some reason." DP is royalty-free, but it seems like HDMI is cheaper to implement in the end because it's on every low-end device.
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by harkinian 3y ago
Yes, with the caveat that some monitors that support both HDMI and DP will only take audio from HDMI inputs.
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by harkinian 3y ago
I'd rather not introduce another thing that can go wrong. Video outputs are already picky enough.