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0 pointsaurareturn7mo ago0 comments

  Macbooks are one of the heaviest laptops you can buy. I think they are doing it for the premium feel - it is extremely sturdy.

Yes, because of the metal enclosure while nearly all Windows laptop makers use plastic. Macs are usually the thinnest laptops in their class though.

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My Asus is all metal, thinner, and lighter than my same-screen-size MacBook

It's also not as robust. But it's definitely thinner and lighter.

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0 pointsaurareturn7mo ago0 comments

  Macbooks are one of the heaviest laptops you can buy. I think they are doing it for the premium feel - it is extremely sturdy.

Yes, because of the metal enclosure while nearly all Windows laptop makers use plastic. Macs are usually the thinnest laptops in their class though.

My Asus is all metal, thinner, and lighter than my same-screen-size MacBook

It's also not as robust. But it's definitely thinner and lighter.

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