Re: Buying a New Laptop
Joe Holloway <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Christofer C. Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. I am with you on the 16:9 thing. It's getting harder and harder to find even desktop displays at 16:10. Is this because manufacturers can sell more if the box says '1080' or 'HD'? Anecdotally, last year I was 'upgraded' at work to 2 x 22" 16:9 displays to replace a single 24" 16:10 display. On paper it sounded like an upgrade, but after a couple weeks it became clear that the squashed displays and extraneous horizontal real estate were causing neck strain and fairly noticeable loss in productivity. I now have a 25" primary 16:10 and a secondary, but smaller 16:10 (at both work and at home). Apologies for drifting somewhat off-topic, but I think Chris is making a good point about the importance of aspect ratio in selecting a laptop; especially if you're 'producing' content (coding, writing, etc) as opposed to merely consuming it (browsing, watching videos, etc). _______________________________________________ KCLUG mailing list [email protected] http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug