Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?

Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by eldaisfish on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @11:48AM (#31098673)

it's really not the same as console wars. You touch and interact with a laptop far more often than a video game console. That alone makes the comparison invalid.

While i am no apple fanatic, i will readily admit that much of their hardware is designed extremely well from an ergonomic standpoint. Barring obvious failures like their push to make things needlessly thin, a lot of their hardware is durable and holds its value well. Personally, i have a macbook from 2014 that i still use daily for basic tasks and its keyboard is very well built.

While some user behaviour is fanatical, one cannot deny that apply invest a lot into usability of their hardware and software and it shows. Can't say the same for a lot of windows laptops.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by nerdawson on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:32PM (#31099448)

I think you're making a different point.

The post wasn't about how you engage with the device. It was simply another similar scenario where the same behaviour emerges.

It's an emotional decision dressed in layers of thought and reason.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by drusepth on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @02:21PM (#31100933)

>You touch and interact with a laptop far more often than a video game console.

While is this true, the number of console wars spawned from comparing physical controller feel might bring the parallel back on track.

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