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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by tigershark on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @03:29AM (#21068591)
Mmm... just 200gr of difference (over 2kg) doesn’t seem enough to me to go from “I can’t use it at all standing” to “I easily carry it open in one hand”. What I’m missing?
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by ryacko on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @03:30AM (#21068596)
The musculature and size of the person holding it.
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by tigershark on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:03AM (#21069895)
What kind of musculature and size is affected so much that goes from “impossible to use” to “perfect to use” for a difference of 10% (2 kg vs 1.8 kg)?
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by hombre_fatal on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:54AM (#21070259)
To be fair, their post finally made me realize that I'm outside of Apple's target demographic after all since I can do at least one pushup.
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by lolsal on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:49AM (#21071905)
Does attacking the assumed physique of a commenter really add anything useful to the discussion?
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by ryacko on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:37PM (#21073781)
You're just changing the goal posts of requirements. It is well known that ergonomic comfort is dependent on the actual person. Human strength in relation to weight is dependent on the square-cube law.
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