Re: Buying a New Laptop
"Christofer C. Bell" <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Jason D. Clinton <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 13:46, Christofer C. Bell < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> While there may or may not be better supported hardware from a driver >> perspective in other laptops, the design and construction of PC laptops >> compared to Macs is embarrassing. I can only assume the reason people >> continue to buy such garbage is that there are simply no alternatives >> available. Even Lenovo machines are awful these days (based on the >> selection at MicroCenter). >> > > That's just not true. If you want *form*, there's the HP Envy 14. If you > want *function*, there's Lenovo ThinkPad (but not IdeaPad). Both are > cheaper. > Both are 16x9 which is painful to use. I don't have to care about cost so I get to buy the best. I don't have to settle for cheap plastic garbage PC laptops because they're less expensive. Every single appeal I've seen to the worth of the PC laptop centers on cost. I do not care about cost, at all. It is absolutely not a consideration when I am buying a machine. -- Chris _______________________________________________ KCLUG mailing list [email protected] http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug