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Re:The PC is not dead, we just don't need new ones by bluedino on Thursday October 24, 2013 @04:42PM (#6607807)
That's exactly what I'm disappointed with on everything new. The Thinkpad T60p, from 2006 remains superior on both points to everything new from my point of view.

While a very fine machine in it's day, the screen, battery life, processing power, disk speed, size, and lack of heat on a modern machine like the 13" Retina MacBook Pro are on another level. You're talking about 7 years of evolution.

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Re:The PC is not dead, we just don't need new ones by Zak on Thursday October 24, 2013 @06:42PM (#6608538)
Well, I have T61 guts and an SSD in mine. It isn't so far behind as you might expect.

I've used a 15" Retina Macbook Pro. The screen is not better. Sure, it's higher density and brighter, but the viewing angles are not better. Subjectively, I'd say the color reproduction is worse (I used them next to each other). Reflections, glare and fingerprints are significantly worse on the MBP.

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Re:The PC is not dead, we just don't need new ones by marincounty on Friday October 25, 2013 @03:45AM (#6610297)
Yea, I have a ten year old Toshiba P26-S2607 I still use on a daily basis.

I have a one year old MBP that I haven't used much; I'm not sure why, but the screens seem the same?

I do know one thing about most old laptops; they were made to last longer than 2 years.

That said--HP--as made crappy laptops for quite some time. I bought one a few years ago and it was horrid on an engineering basis, but it looked Slick.

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Re:The PC is not dead, we just don't need new ones by jcd748 on Friday October 25, 2013 @01:10PM (#6612887)
I had an HP laptop that I bought around 2009. It lasted a year before the insane heat issues started; I agree with you completely regarding the engineering issues. In the end, I ended up buying a Lenovo about two years ago, and it's been perfect for me.

Getting back to the original story, I don't think I've bought a desktop since 2003. I prefer using them, but laptops are just so convenient.

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Re:The PC is not dead, we just don't need new ones by Zak on Friday October 25, 2013 @03:18PM (#6613871)
Are you sure it was simple heat issues and not a defective Nvidia GPU? A bunch of them in that time period were prone to premature failure. Many HPs used them, as did a few Thinkpads.
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