MacBook Pro: are they really worth it?

r31ncarnat3d
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:31:47 +0000

How does one design a truly upgradable one inch thick laptop? A ZIF socket takes more space. Expansion slots take space. Even if you did, the upgrade options would be specific to a single model of laptop.



I’d agree with you there for thin+light laptops like the Envy, MB/P, MB Air, and Asus UL, but what about those thicker laptops like the Studio XPS, for example? Additionally, a trend I’ve noticed (nothing scientific of course) is that parts that are easily upgradable, like HDDs or RAM, have cheaper upgrades when configuring your laptop versus components much harder to access in a laptop, like CPU or screens.



The real crime is when companies sell you a standard, beige box-style desktop that uses a proprietary power supply



Ooh, I hate Dell and their BTX motherboards/power supplies