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0 pointscehrlich5y ago0 comments

I don't think people "fall" for laptops. They're well aware of the cons, but the single pro of not being strapped to a desk outweighs all of the disadvantages for many people.

I'm using a MacBook Pro from 2014, after putting in a new battery recently it still works great, and when I'm at my desk I plug it into a big monitor. Not as upgradeable as a desktop, but even assuming I can't sell the laptop when I upgrade it, it cost me less than $500 per year.

I've tried using multiple computers in the past (big desktop + MacBook Air, costs about the same in total as a 15" MacBook Pro that is much less powerful than the desktop) but I realized that the convenience of knowing that all of my files are on one computer is more important to me.

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SergeAx5y ago

Ah, Apple ecosystem! Then alas, you don't actually have any viable choice. Desktops are Mac Mini or iMac, first is crippled, last is overpriced, both are almost non-upgradeble (

cehrlichOP5y ago

I’ve owned Windows desktops in the past. I prefer MacOS, but Windows is fine. The reason I use laptops is because I only want to own one computer, and that one computer needs to be portable, not because I’m stuck in an ecosystem.

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0 pointscehrlich5y ago0 comments

I don't think people "fall" for laptops. They're well aware of the cons, but the single pro of not being strapped to a desk outweighs all of the disadvantages for many people.

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SergeAx5y ago

Ah, Apple ecosystem! Then alas, you don't actually have any viable choice. Desktops are Mac Mini or iMac, first is crippled, last is overpriced, both are almost non-upgradeble (

cehrlichOP5y ago

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