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Laptops are a modern marvel - Iblameher - 25-01-2026
Legit insane how these days you can get a laptop with a capable GPU, power-efficient processor, slim form factor and a nice screen for just ~900 USD +-
Now with MUX and next level power management, you have x86 processors pushing battery life to the hours with respectable performance
A lot of people praise the old ThinkPads to be the peak of laptops but in comparison they were really not all that. Good alternative software and modding support + le aesthetic, that's 'bout it
Modern laptops are beasts in terms of portability and ease of use. MacBooks are in a completely different league of course, wild stuff
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Iblameher - 25-01-2026
If you like the aesthetics of older technology but need modern computing power, you can look into the let's note by Panasonic
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Busty Doll - 25-01-2026
Hey I just opened a laptop for the first time in a year because I need it for some finishing Ph.D. touches
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Bojack - 25-01-2026
Yah it’s pretty impressive ngl
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Busty Doll - 25-01-2026
it sucks that they heat up
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Altruist - 25-01-2026
"panasonic" sounds good as fuck
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Altruist - 25-01-2026
"hey, man, haven't seen you in a while! what have you been up to?"
"panasonic."
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - hitlersblackedwaifu - 25-01-2026
900 usd for a laptop is a lot of money
what do you even do with it that requires that level of specs
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Altruist - 25-01-2026
(25-01-2026, 09:39 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: 900 usd for a laptop is a lot of money
what do you even do with it that requires that level of specs
he is using it instead of a flying carpet
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - thesupremegentleman - 26-01-2026
laptops are utterly obsolete
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Busty Doll - 26-01-2026
(26-01-2026, 12:18 AM)thesupremegentleman Wrote: laptops are utterly obsolete
Word processing doesn't show Footnotes on iPad
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Altruist - 26-01-2026
(25-01-2026, 09:56 PM)RL_autist Wrote: he is using it instead of a flying carpet
RE: Laptops are a modern marvel - Iblameher - 26-01-2026
(25-01-2026, 09:39 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: 900 usd for a laptop is a lot of money
what do you even do with it that requires that level of specs
I play Minecraft and I like having a built in high refresh rate monitor so I tend to get like a standard entry level gaming laptop
I'd say 600 to 999 is fair though, for something one could use for work and last for ~5 years