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[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The hardware is cool but iPad OS makes it very useless

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

That greatly depends on what use you give it. I literally never cared for tablets but lately tried my SO's and found out they make great luxurious manga readers. Would still not buy one but wouldn't reject a free iPad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Is there anything actually competing in the android space ?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago

The ipad would win if it had a usable OS.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What are they competing in?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 17 hours ago

Circle jerking

[–] [email protected] 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Me, using a cheap old laptop that does exactly what I need instead of rebuying overpriced Apple products every time a new one comes out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

Who actually rebuys overpriced Apple products every time a new one comes out? Clout chasers maybe, but not normal Apple users.

Up until very recently, only Apple had over 5 years of software support on their phones. With others you'd be lucky to get 3 on flagships and yet Apple had 6-7 years on some models. You could use your phone for 3 years, pass it on to a family member and they'd get to use it for another few years, while still getting updates. I'd argue that if you had a Samsung, you would've needed to update more often.

On the computer side they unfortunately do force regular users to upgrade after 6-7 years, which for that market is significantly less than anything running Linux. Of course if you know how to google it, you can get new OS updates for more like 10 if not 15 years. Still scummy. But nobody replaces them annually. Companies replace laptops at 3-4 years usually.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago

that will outlast the apple product 100% guaranteed

[–] [email protected] 44 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

ThinkPad: has a thinklight
ipad: doesn't have a thinklight

thinkpad wins

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

Spit your fax brother!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, it's an IBM ThinkPad, it is slow. Linux just makes it usable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

I lost my sense of perceiving slowiness after installing linux

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

by specs alone

EDIT: the meme had some hyperbole involved to ridicule the ipad

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That depends. Does the keyboard on the thinkpad work?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why? Unless you're avid about the Track point, you're going to have a USB mechanical attached.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago

Unless I have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an external keyboard with a laptop is a shitty experience for me. And if I’m at home and trying to get work done, I’m using my desktop PC.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Do people really use a secondary keyboard when laptops already have one? Generally attached to the screen and non-removable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

I do if I can raise the laptop up so that the screen is where it should be for good ergonomics.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

We have people at work that INSIST they need an external keyboard instead of the built in one.

I could understand if the laptop was off to the side or something. But they’ll just scoot the laptop back 6 inches then place the Apple Magic Keyboard exactly where the laptop was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Apple Magic Keyboard

There's no point then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Ha, I better not tell you about the Apple Keyboard I use with my Linux laptop then. Don’t like macOS much, but I love their flat keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Have you tried the Logitech Mx keys? They’re very similar to the Magic Keyboard. Not quite as small, but then you have less of the Mac keyboard on non Mac OS quirks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, and then I pair it with a very boring Dell mouse for extra style.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

It’s too bad than no other OS has made the strides to compete with the Magic Trackpad though.

I’m happy with the flat keyboard too, but the touch pad is the killer interface on Macs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

I so strongly prefer the mechanical keyboard and trackball to the built-in gear that if I'm doing any serious typing, a keyboard and mouse are always attached.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And speaker. Vimers can't use a machine without a speaker.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

If I wanted my computer to make a sound, I'd wet my finger and rub it on the screen.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Huh?

I've used Vim for a decade and I would be offended if it made any noise.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

An old vim-related anecdote:

Vim has 2 modes: first to spoil the text and second to beep.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

visual bell?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on what kind of generation of MacBook that is. Intel-series? I'm leaning ThinkPad. M-series? It's gonna have to be the MacBook.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

that's an iPad

EDIT: it's M4

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

A tablet versus laptop? I don’t get it. Apples to oranges.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

I'm making fun of the fact that no matter how powerful the processor they put in (probably faster than most laptops to this date) they cannot do simple things the Thinkpad can.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Depending on the Thinkpad model it could be Apples to IBMs

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago

Well, it's obviously not going to be the iPad that wins in that case