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0 pointsbeloch2mo ago0 comments

There are plenty of laptops out there that have square edges on the user-facing edge. However, most are tapered and/or have hinge designs that tilt the laptop surface towards the user, dropping that square edge away from the user's wrists.

Most Apple laptops, such as the latest Pro's, are level, rather than tapered, and sit flat so that the user-facing edge cuts into your wrists. It's bad ergonomics, plain and simple. If you value function over form enough to modify your tools in this way, choose better tools.

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pmontra2mo ago

Choosing tools is not easy. Last time I bought a laptop was 2014. My goal was running Linux. My other requirements were, in order of importance, without explanation:

3 physical buttons below the touchpad. That removed really many laptops. They would be nearly zero today, or really zero.

15 inches screen. Common.

Matte finish. Common.

User serviceable hardware. That removed many other laptops.

No number pad. I had to give up on that or I would have no laptop to buy.

I ended up with the first generation HP ZBook 15.

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