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15mo ago
Aqua
But yeah 1.5k for a thinkpad vs 2.5-3k iirc for an “equivalent” MacBook is nuts
But yeah 1
.5k for a thinkpad vs 2
.5
-3k iirc for an
“equivalent
” MacBook is nuts
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Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:30 AM
I
’m glad I bought mine in the U
.S
. tbh
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:31 AM
The VAT would
’ve been killer buying it in the UK
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 10:54 AM
OOF yeah
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 10:54 AM
20
% would not be nice
Hadn
’t even considered that lol
A
Aqua
20% would not be nice Hadn’t even considered that lol
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:55 AM
It
’s included in the UK price tbf
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 10:55 AM
Oh ok
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:55 AM
it
’s really only the US that does it separately
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:55 AM
primarily because every jurisdiction has different taxes
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 10:57 AM
for example in Plano it was 8
.25
% iirc
, but in Portland
, Oregon it
’s 0
% for instance
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 10:58 AM
i definitely did NOT read that as piano
, not at all
P
Perksey
•
10/10/24, 11:23 AM
lmao
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:04 PM
h u h
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:05 PM
this probably isn
't recommended but i
'm tempted to use it lol
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:05 PM
oh wait i just noticed it uses an internal struct nvm
A
Aqua
But yeah 1.5k for a thinkpad vs 2.5-3k iirc for an “equivalent” MacBook is nuts
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:08 PM
there is no equivalent thinkpad
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:08 PM
they are different devices
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:09 PM
'tis why it is in quotes
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:09 PM
with thinkpad you get a shitty screen
, meh cpu and no battery for exchange with repairability and durability
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:10 PM
seems our thinkpad experiences have been rather different
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:10 PM
the battery life is not great but apart from that
, no complaints
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:10 PM
it
's not great as a desktop but as a laptop it
's absolutely fantastic
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:10 PM
it
's not a matter of experience
, there is just no spec for a macbook pro level screen
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:11 PM
they don
't make them
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:11 PM
funnily enough the new yoga is pretty close
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:11 PM
shame it
's snapdragon based
S
sowa705
it's not a matter of experience, there is just no spec for a macbook pro level s...
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:12 PM
no
, and mac screens are very nice
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:12 PM
but i have to say that the 1080p IPS display i have on this thinkpad is pretty damn nice as well
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:12 PM
although the default scaling is slightly on the large side but that
's more of a windows thing
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:13 PM
125
% default is really bad on windows
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:13 PM
1080p should be at 100
%
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:13 PM
lol
. this display defaults to 150
%
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:13 PM
125 would probably be better
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:14 PM
my x390 has a 1080p IPS and it
's alright for coding etc but for media
/graphics it
's in a completely different galaxy
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:14 PM
there are windows programs with issues with scaling
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:15 PM
100
% is the safest option
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:16 PM
100
% is a bit too small on a 14 inch display
, maybe on a 16 it would be better
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:16 PM
125 is probably better
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:16 PM
i mean it
's not unreadable
, i just prefer significantly larger font sizes to prevent eye strain
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:17 PM
I have a coworker that runs 100
% on a 4k 15 inch dell lol
S
sowa705
•
10/10/24, 2:17 PM
now that is unreadable
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 2:17 PM
yeesh
A
Aqua
OP
•
10/10/24, 9:42 PM
G
Greem
•
10/10/24, 9:43 PM
Lmao
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steveRoll
•
10/11/24, 7:44 PM
"serverless
"
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Aqua
OP
•
10/11/24, 7:44 PM
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TechnicJelle
•
10/11/24, 7:47 PM
a friend of mine really likes odin
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TechnicJelle
•
10/11/24, 7:47 PM
i
've sent it in our memes channel
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TechnicJelle
•
10/11/24, 7:47 PM
>
:
)
T
TechnicJelle
•
10/11/24, 7:54 PM
ahh
T
TechnicJelle
•
10/11/24, 7:54 PM
it
's because of C
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