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by akkartik1 days ago |
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upvoteby AshamedCaptain1 days ago|
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It's actually not bad? "The most repairable MacBook in years" means practically nothing. And for someone who might be comparing with a Framework, it's probably an insult.
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upvoteby akkartik1 days ago|
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You're preaching to the choir, brother. But reread the comment I replied to. "Use as-is until e-waste" the Neo is not.
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upvoteby bel821 hours ago|
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> "Use as-is until e-waste" the Neo is not

That's a very low bar to clear

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upvoteby akkartik21 hours ago|
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upvoteby bel821 hours ago|
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> You are to be congratulated on the sheer looming height of your standards. The angels cry out to you from the heavens. Sheesh. - akkartik

Snarky ad-hominem comments are forbidden in HN, FYI.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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upvoteby akkartik21 hours ago|
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Edit: thanks for toning it down. I will as well.

From the comment up above:

> I would imagine the Mac Neo is a sealed unit that you use as-is until it's e-waste.

So the "bar" is irrelevant to this conversation.

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upvoteby 21 hours ago|
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upvoteby NoNoisle19 hours ago|
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What would mean something to you captain?
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upvoteby makeitdouble18 hours ago|
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It's still a 6 on the scale, and parts pairing, third party restrictions are still in place.

For reference, the latest Thinkpad T series is 10/10, so a better build is clearly possible.

It is actually bad. Not as bad as previous models, but still bad.

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upvoteby blazarquasar17 hours ago|
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That may be true, but a MacBook is still better value for your money than any of the new Thinkpads, performance and build-quality wise.
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upvoteby makeitdouble15 hours ago|
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What's your universal "value for money" index that should apply to everyone ?

For instance why should a touch support or better port selection be less valuable to me than let's say battery life ? Does supporting multiple OSes have a defined value to money ratio that I'm not aware of ?

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upvoteby blazarquasar10 hours ago|
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Well, thats why I specifically mentioned “performance and build-quality wise”. If you want to run Linux, then it’s obviously not a viable option.
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upvoteby makeitdouble27 minutes ago|
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It's still the same kind of argument. What you mean by "build quality" is probably mainly the unibody frame ? Why not include repairability as litteral build quality ? and what about weight or shock absorption?

Same way "performance" can't be a fixed set of measures for everyone. I care about GPU speed in VR games and macs doen't give me much of it.

My point is we can't throw around "X is better performance wise" with no context, it makes no sense on its own.

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upvoteby Certhas1 days ago|
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EU regulations have had an effect.
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