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posted by Dopefish on Saturday April 05 2014, @03:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the moore's-law-still-trucks-ahead dept.

Question for the lentils out there: What makes and models of laptops are good these days? Traditionally, you could just get an IBM ThinkPad if you were willing and able to pay extra for quality, but judging by reviews, they aren't as consistent as they used to be. A 'nice' laptop has to get a lot of things right: fast internals, sturdy case, quality keyboard, excellent battery life, and good heat management, to name a few. Are there any manufacturers that sell machines worth buying anymore, or do you have to compromise?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by mmcmonster on Saturday April 05 2014, @09:32PM

    by mmcmonster (401) on Saturday April 05 2014, @09:32PM (#26832)

    Sorry. Only have one data point.

    I purchased an aluminium MacBook (not a MacBook Pro) in the few months they sold it late 2008.

    I've been waiting patiently for it to die. My wife and I use it quite regularly -- an average of 1-2 hours a night.

    Finally, about a month ago the mouse click started getting a little less sensitive.

    So I went to the Apple Store to buy a new Mac Book Air. Was getting eager to get 5+ years of speed improvements. I made the mistake of mentioning to the salesperson that the sensitivity of the mouse click was the problem with my current one.

    So he had me make an appointment with their 'Genius Bar' peeps to look at my Mac Book. They took it to the back and played around with it. They brought it out and the sensitivity was back to normal. Apparently a screw had gotten loose and they were able to tighten it.

    Now my wife won't let me get a new one because it's working fine.

    Bastards.

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