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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by Our_Benefactors on Monday March 04, 2024 @02:10PM (#39594598)
The term you’re looking for is “caliber”, since many will interpret “weight class” to mean the actual weight of the laptop.
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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by ecopoesis on Monday March 04, 2024 @04:46PM (#39596548)
> “caliber”

What are you talking about? Laptops aren't even round.</literal>

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by paulmd on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:13AM (#39599995)
also, there isn’t even a barrel let alone any sort of rifling? So how could we conceivably measure laptops in terms of barrel length if there’s no diameter or length?

I just don’t see the metaphor here /s

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