Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these...
by MBCook on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:04PM
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Those are totally fair trade-offs. The problem is that often they seem to continue to exist at or above the thousand dollar plus price point.
Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these...
by goosedragons on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:35AM
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Because usually when they do that you get better performance per dollar. I had a $1000 gaming laptop in 2016. The CPU was the same as the $2400 2016 15" MacBook Pro, it had a faster GPU, came with same amount of faster RAM too. Did it flex? Yes of course. It's still trade-offs even above $1000.
Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these...
by Benlights on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:53PM
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May I ask what computer it is?
Re:Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these...
by alienthrowaway on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:09PM
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It's an HP Chromebook 14.
It can seamlessly install and run Linux apps and compilers via virtualization (Crostini). I usually use vim, but I also have VS Code installed and it works pretty well. It won't win any CPU perf awards though: it has a dualcore Celeron.
No such thing as a "correct" design: it's all about market positioning and design trade-offs. I'm typing this on a sub-$300 laptop, it's made of plastic, it bends and flexes, but it is very light, and has a 1980x1024 display, a 9-hour battery, and again - it bears repeating - cost less than $300 brand new. These factors may not be important to you, but they were to me as I wanted something I could bike with, and wouldn't be too stressed if it broke in a fall[1]. I also have a MacBook, but it's heavy and expensive to repair.
1. It is also something I would have been my dream machine as a poor student in a place with unreliable electric service, yet still attainable, unlike the other "well-made" laptops that have a premium on aesthetics & build-quality.