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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @06:17AM (#17028705)
> Apple have chosen aluminium to give the impression of build quality.

My MBP is going on 6 years old and I have not been gentle with it. In fact I have dropped it on concrete multiple times. It is dented and scraped, the hinge is crooked. It still works perfectly. My previous, plastic laptop (also a Mac) had to have its shell replaced twice (under warranty) in less time than that.

You may feel that aluminum is not worth the trade-offs or the cost, and that's fine, but I want to be clear, the MBP's build quality is not just a shiny facade.

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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by ericpauley on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @08:57AM (#17029406)
Couldn't agree more. Dropped my last Macbook 7 feet onto concrete and (aside from a dent in the metal) it didn't even flinch.
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