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by drakenot 3516 days ago
My point is that I've personally experienced the pain of purchasing a "high-performance laptop."

It was incredibly heavy to where you unconsciously start deciding to leave it home because of the discomfort of lugging it around.

The battery life was so poor you have constant anxiety about when it will run out or if you will make it through your two classes.

The performance also ultimately wasn't that great and had terrible thermals.

I was left with a laptop that never left my desk. I would have been better off purchasing a cheap chromebook and a mid-range desktop for the same money. The "performance laptop" is compromise incarnate.

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> or if you will make it through your two classes.

Or... you could just bring a charger, and not have to worry?