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Re:Why 2016 is such a terrible year for the Mac by dom0 on Saturday November 05, 2016 @04:46PM (#12881802)
What's your point? "If you want power and discrete graphics get a desktop." is true about any notebook. Every notebook - except maybe those built from actual desktop hardware (which is mainly a configuration difference anyway) - will be far less powerful and more noisy than a desktop at the same price point.

Depending on the brand you'll always pay a 2-6 times premium for laptop hardware.

Re. battery life; it obviously depends a lot on the model. Some are quite okay, the gaming ones aren't.

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Re:Why 2016 is such a terrible year for the Mac by drakenot on Saturday November 05, 2016 @06:09PM (#12882191)
My point is that I've personally experienced the pain of purchasing a "high-performance laptop."

It was incredibly heavy to where you unconsciously start deciding to leave it home because of the discomfort of lugging it around.

The battery life was so poor you have constant anxiety about when it will run out or if you will make it through your two classes.

The performance also ultimately wasn't that great and had terrible thermals.

I was left with a laptop that never left my desk. I would have been better off purchasing a cheap chromebook and a mid-range desktop for the same money. The "performance laptop" is compromise incarnate.

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Re:Why 2016 is such a terrible year for the Mac by Nullabillity on Saturday November 05, 2016 @06:40PM (#12882314)
> or if you will make it through your two classes.

Or... you could just bring a charger, and not have to worry?

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