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0 pointscoldtea9y ago0 comments

I have used several PCs and laptop PCs, and 99% have been crap compared to something like an Air or MBPr.

And while there are some production runs of Macs with faults (including the coil whine mentioned, it was an issue back a few years ago for some runs), if you are unlucky to chance on one, you can trade it in (or sell it -- Macs always keep a high resale price).

The problems of the PC laptops, on the other hand, are by design, and not fixable that easily.

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aw3c29y ago

> The problems of the PC laptops, on the other hand, are by design, and not fixable that easily.

Huh? Do you mean the physical design or something about the software?

coldteaOP9y ago

Mostly the physical design (and the culture and market decisions behind it). The cheap plastic mentioned in the article that attracts thumbprints. The lack of attention to things like coil whine. The screen flicker, fan noise, random wake ups, etc.

aw3c29y ago

Are you aware that there are countless different designs on the market? Try a nice model some day.

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0 pointscoldtea9y ago0 comments

I have used several PCs and laptop PCs, and 99% have been crap compared to something like an Air or MBPr.

The problems of the PC laptops, on the other hand, are by design, and not fixable that easily.

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aw3c29y ago

> The problems of the PC laptops, on the other hand, are by design, and not fixable that easily.

Huh? Do you mean the physical design or something about the software?

coldteaOP9y ago

aw3c29y ago

Are you aware that there are countless different designs on the market? Try a nice model some day.

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