@lispi314 I have a friend who's addicted to the company that likes to make computers as thin as possible and doesn't believe in fans and she's had so many of them die within a couple years from basically being overworked/left on too long.

I expect that from the guy on Ali Express literally reusing chips from the garbage, not the company that charges multiple thousands for brand new hardware.

@indigoparadox Yeah, I also had hardware die because of copycats that thought that was a nice trendy thing to do.

It's one of the many things that has reinforced my general stance on the #PortableComputer form factor vs laptops (https://mastodon.top/@lispi314/110249596438121252).

@lispi314 Actually, this reminds me of another anecdote...

I used to be jr. sysadmin @ a mid-size accounting firm. We were doing a refresh & offered a choice between a thicker 17" model that was rock solid and a featherweight 15" model which would BSOD every 2 hours or so(!)

We were up front about the issue and trying to find a solution but I wasn't hopeful. The HW just didn't like our DB SW or w/e.

Most picked the smaller/unstable option, saying they had to travel to client sites a lot.

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@indigoparadox 😩, indeed.

I partly blame the non-pragmatism of business attire for this one.

For some reason backpacks are unthinkable with that, nevermind when it makes a lot more sense than briefcases (your back can take a lot more weight comfortably than your arms for most people). Vexingly, the same applies to wheeled travel cases (think Pelican) that also would mitigate weight and cumbersomeness issues.