Re:TSMC confirms 3nm tech for 2022, could enable epic 80B tr...
by mschuster91 on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @12:39PM
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> Do you just mean built from glass and aluminium? (hardly obvious choices for a laptop).
Aluminium bodies are way less prone to "oilification" (aka visibly shiny areas where one's palm rests), and I have yet to see any Windows laptop where the touchpad is comparable with MBPs in both size and quality (palm tracking, gestures).
> what with glued-in batteries, un-repairable designs and keyboard reliability issues that have been ongoing for years.
Battery replacements are possible even for someone with only moderate experience in hardware work, but I agree with you that the process is more complex than it used to be. Regarding the keyboard: get a 2019 16-inch MBP, it has a keyboard with real keys and a physical esc key.
Aluminium bodies are way less prone to "oilification" (aka visibly shiny areas where one's palm rests), and I have yet to see any Windows laptop where the touchpad is comparable with MBPs in both size and quality (palm tracking, gestures).
> what with glued-in batteries, un-repairable designs and keyboard reliability issues that have been ongoing for years.
Battery replacements are possible even for someone with only moderate experience in hardware work, but I agree with you that the process is more complex than it used to be. Regarding the keyboard: get a 2019 16-inch MBP, it has a keyboard with real keys and a physical esc key.