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0 pointsherbst8y ago0 comments

I dont think this will ever be a thing. For me phones are (sorrily) throw away products, usually not build to last. Computers are expandable, upgradeable machines that you build for your use case and have for years without having to worry to much.

Even mac folks have their Macbooks at least twice as long as their phones.

So i dont see this happening for any kind of professional use anytime soon. But who knows.

Disclaimer: My last phone (downgraded recently, because battery life > 4k screens) is more powerful than my Laptop.

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bluedino8y ago· 5 in thread

>> Computers are expandable, upgradeable machines

Not anymore they're not. I haven't bought an upgradeable laptop since 2011.

herbstOP8y ago

You didnt. And some others as well. But plenty, especially professionals, still do. Not to mention that nearly all laptops except Apple & Microsofts (which are in minority) are upgradeable to some degree.

Written from my Thinkpad :)

elboru8y ago

Plus I think we got to a point where those upgrades are not totally necessary unless you work with cutting edge software, my MacBook Pro from 2013 still works perfectly, and my windows HP from 2014 too... I'm a developer and those two laptops work almost like the first day I bought them without any upgrade, some years ago even Microsoft Office's newest version would slow computers...

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albertgoeswoof8y ago

I have a thinkpad (x1 carbon) and it's definitely not upgradeable :-)

The people who will buy a phone dock are probably also the same people that value ultra-lightweight devices, so I don't think you're in the same bracket as them

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vinceguidry8y ago

My five year love affair with MacBook Pros ended after the second time in two weeks I spilled liquid on one. I went out and dropped $2k on a desktop and a desk to put it on. I'm sorely tempted to switch to a Mac Mini for my work machine.

I use a tablet now for my idle couch browsing.

herbstOP8y ago

If you ever look for a new couch laptop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDmCmmvIA8A

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