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the-doomed-posts-of-muteKi
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Behemous
@Behemous

Give me your laptop opinions.

now.

postgarf
@postgarf

we settled on the worst most boring laptop form factors that we could have

hellojed
@hellojed

theyre too big.

sacrifice heat dissipation, battery, storage, keyboard and a bunch of other things for thinness

they need replacable batteries. I have old ass laptops I can get new batteries for and theyd almost be viable. the newer microsoft surface and macbook are unservicable or require a trip to the apple store

would kill for more ports

Entropic-Decay
@Entropic-Decay

personally i want a serviceable laptop that has the form factor of like a big kinda chunky suitcase complete with a rotary dial lock mechanism and a collapsible panel on the side for all the ports

panicattheopticon
@panicattheopticon

i want the cool evangelion laptops that have a tiny, wide screen for terminals at the top of a keyboard

zumphry
@zumphry
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the-doomed-posts-of-muteKi
@the-doomed-posts-of-muteKi

I like it when the hinge lets you fold it all the way back to use it like a tablet

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daboross
@daboross

i want to like the framework laptop, but even with everything being repairable, i'm not confident the quality of those parts is better than a thinkpad T line laptop. i think the framework is an ethical choice, but the thinkpad is a lower cost of ownership over 4-5 years for the same specs.

^^ this is likely completely irrelevant, but it is the laptop opinion i hold the strongest. have at you!

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-pegasus
@-pegasus

you’re right

i don’t like the port module gimmick framework has. they’re so bulky that if they just had normal ports on the motherboard there would be plenty of room for every type they offer as an extra

it doesn’t even work as future proofing. future standards would require a new motherboard anyway, so why not just have a replaceable single i/o panel like on desktop

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NireBryce
@NireBryce

just as a warning to others but not like, knocking @multioculate: know what you're getting into tho. Teeny laptops are cool and portable, but their use is, different.

my one mix 3 (similar tiny laptop) is great, but the ergonomics are terrible if you plan to be sitting a lot with it.

Mine is amazing for plonking down and doing a thing for 5-10 minutes, or walking around with it in one arm and typing with the other.

but Shrimp Mode with this thing? you really gotta have something else. Even at like, coffee shops.

they can DO longer term stuff, but your neck (and wrists, depending) might not, so it's a thing to be prepared for

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multioculate
@multioculate

Yeah, cosigned. In the interest of full disclosure, I have a 4U bucket o'compute with about a square meter of desk dedicated to a full ansi-104 key board, a fancy trackball, and literally 20 times as much screen as on a 6" laptop. I use that for desk work, and the A1 is my field machine. I do use it in coffee shops but I also have corrected 15/20 vision and a command-line-centric workflow, so YMMV.

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