US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Americans Delay Upgrade

Re:US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Am... by campboy on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:35AM (#38190849)

100%, if there were another option with the same build quality (particularly for laptops) I’d love to try something new. Everything else is kinda mediocre in comparison.

(The funniest thing is when folks on some Thinkpad or Dell think their machine has a comparable quality… It really doesn’t. You might not care in much the same way someone might care or not care about Tesla’s historically poor fitment, but there’s a real difference regardless).

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Re:US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Am... by nkozyra on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:37AM (#38190885)

I haven't found a single laptop that competes with the Macbook on build quality, but moving to a Pixel phone from an iPhone was basically a wash.

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Re:US Smartphone Shipments Decline 19% in Q3 2023 as More Am... by foobarian on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:56AM (#38191220)

One time around 2012 I was buying a laptop for someone who needed a Windows machine. Knowing the poor build quality of various low end options we decided to splurge and get a top of the line Dell model with a nicer magnesium case etc. with a price tag close to $2k. We unboxed it, powered it on, and were greeted by a loud grating noise that went away if you flexed the case.

Returned it immediately been using Apple laptops ever since.

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