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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by serge2k on Friday October 28, 2016 @08:03PM (#12821797)
> I have a box full of broken apple chargers from merely glancing at the cord. I think you're drastically overestimating the macbook's ability to stand out of the crowd in hardware.

having to buy a 70 dollar charger every year vs having to buy a new laptop every 18 months.

I'll stock up on chargers.

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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by wutbrodo on Saturday October 29, 2016 @05:05AM (#12823229)
> having to buy a new laptop every 18 months.

What on Earth kind of violence are you putting your poor laptop through? I haven't had a desktop in about 10 years, and I just bought my third one in that time about a year ago. (The previous one was doing fine actually, but I gave it to my mom)

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