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0 pointstriceratops4y ago0 comments

MBPs are amazing machines for people who work in technology. The advantages:

1. Unix-based OS

2. Outstanding battery life

3. Sturdy and long-lasting; a well-maintained Macbook will outlive any Windows laptop of equal price

4. No pre-loaded crapware

5. Best trackpad in existence

6. Secure, with patches and updates for years

This more than outweighs all the other minuses, such as the overly-obsessive focus on thinness, or the outrageous cost of dongles, adapters, memory/storage upgrades, and battery replacements.

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postingposts4y ago

Lmao I have had 2 MBPs die on me and the cost to fix them is like $800 and I can’t do it myself. Fuck them.

triceratopsOP4y ago

You're a statistical outlier. Out of the millions of units they sell, someone is bound to end up with 2 lemons in a row. Sucks for you but it's not the case for millions of satisfied customers.

postingposts4y ago

Those are the ones I purchased. I have owned 5 and all 5 failed. I think Apple sucks as a result.

Tabular-Iceberg4y ago

Fuck them indeed, but I can’t wait for a competitor to come out with something that checks all six boxes without the drawbacks of Apple, I need a computer that can do those things now.

postingposts4y ago

I’m giving up on laptops and sticking to desktops. The desktop I built myself has never given me any problems and it can be repaired, upgraded, and serviced on my own. I really think laptops are just trash and people are delusional about their usefulness. That’s my opinion, damn it!!!

everyone4y ago

Yeah, how often do you work in different places? Like you need a lot of other gear that is not portable, Roof / walls / window / desk / chair / paper / pens / books etc. Basically a nice office you are comfortable in and used to working in.

Desktops last pretty much forever. Almost every desktop component I've had worked perfectly until it was extremely obsolete and sold or given away.

What's crazy is that although their performance remains the same over years, their prices depreciate like crazy for no reason. I am never gonna buy new computers again. I've gotten a few 2nd hand gaming desktops recently on buy and sell websites for around €300 each (often including monitor / peripherals) and they perform perfectly, they can run AAA games fine even.

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postingposts4y ago

Lmao I have had 2 MBPs die on me and the cost to fix them is like $800 and I can’t do it myself. Fuck them.

triceratopsOP4y ago

You're a statistical outlier. Out of the millions of units they sell, someone is bound to end up with 2 lemons in a row. Sucks for you but it's not the case for millions of satisfied customers.

postingposts4y ago

Those are the ones I purchased. I have owned 5 and all 5 failed. I think Apple sucks as a result.

Tabular-Iceberg4y ago

Fuck them indeed, but I can’t wait for a competitor to come out with something that checks all six boxes without the drawbacks of Apple, I need a computer that can do those things now.

postingposts4y ago

everyone4y ago

Desktops last pretty much forever. Almost every desktop component I've had worked perfectly until it was extremely obsolete and sold or given away.

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