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Greg Utas4-Apr-20 7:31

Greg Utas

4-Apr-20 7:31

Uh, horizontal integration refers to something else entirely. Laugh | :laugh:

#realJSOP3-Apr-20 5:09

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3-Apr-20 5:09

My home theater server is an 18-inch aluminum cube case. It holds a crapload of drives, and even has room for two power supplies.

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I realize it's not a laptop, but hey - it's aluminum.

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dandy723-Apr-20 5:31

3-Apr-20 5:31

Compare the thickness of this laptop's lid with your case.

I don't entirely blame the material. I blame whoever chose that material and made it so thin.

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My next door neighbor owns a bodyshop. He curses today's cars, made out of aluminum so thin it's easy to put a dent in a fender when trying to fix it.

#realJSOP3-Apr-20 5:36

#realJSOP

3-Apr-20 5:36

Yeah, most laptops are not what I would call "ruggedized" in any way...

Jörgen Andersson3-Apr-20 5:42

3-Apr-20 5:42

I can think of only one brand that makes them ruggedized. TOUGHBOOK 31 Rugged Laptop | Panasonic Mobility Solutions[^]
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Dave Kreskowiak3-Apr-20 5:17

Dave Kreskowiak

3-Apr-20 5:17

My CaseLabs SMA8 is all aluminum. It's a gigantic case that weighs considerably less than my older machines. It also doubles as a liquor cabinet for function over form.

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PIEBALDconsult3-Apr-20 5:18

PIEBALDconsult

3-Apr-20 5:18

It's a "book", don't lay it flat, stand it on edge.

dandy723-Apr-20 5:46

3-Apr-20 5:46

Ha.

Then they need to move the power connector to the front, or back.

Jörgen Andersson3-Apr-20 5:33

3-Apr-20 5:33

Nope, nothing to do with aluminium.
Use your prejudice instead.

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dandy723-Apr-20 5:35

3-Apr-20 5:35

See my reply to JSOP. The problem is picking aluminum and making it so thin.

Jörgen Andersson3-Apr-20 5:37

3-Apr-20 5:37

Then imagine picking plastic and make it just as thin.

I'd still use my prejudice. Smile | :)

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dandy723-Apr-20 5:43

3-Apr-20 5:43

Jörgen Andersson wrote:
I'd still use my prejudice.

Right. Prejudice against those obsessed with thinness. They have been accused of that too.

Glad to see we're in agreement. Smile | :)

Mark_Wallace3-Apr-20 6:11

Mark_Wallace

3-Apr-20 6:11

Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Then imagine picking plastic and make it just as thin.

But laptop makers don't use it that thin, do they?

I have an oldish Dell with an aluminium lid and a plastic base (which makes sense to me, because plastic doesn't conduct so much heat into your lap), but the thickness of the aluminium's obviously been tested to be non-bendy (it hardly moves if I press it).

Dandy's must be a victim of the "waif wars", where marketing morons assumed that people really cared about their laptop being three microns thinner than the one being used by the tasteless idiots who paid half the price for the three-micron thicker one.

The other thing is that when plastic bends, it flexes back.

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Jörgen Andersson3-Apr-20 22:48

3-Apr-20 22:48

I have a Dell Latitude as well. It's an all metal construction, some kind of Magnesium, which is slightly thicker than paper but really sturdy. (Doesn't get hot)

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OriginalGriff3-Apr-20 4:26

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3-Apr-20 4:26

Isn't it odd that Australians are proud of inventing the Pavlova – they normally boo meringue?

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Cp-Coder3-Apr-20 5:10

Cp-Coder

3-Apr-20 5:10

Isn't it odd that you keep coming back with these thoughts? Smile | :)

W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Apr-20 5:56

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3-Apr-20 5:56

That post? Charlotte it was just a Russe.

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DRHuff3-Apr-20 6:41

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3-Apr-20 6:41

This one seemed like a bit of a throw-away. Hope it doesn't come back to haunt you.

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lopatir3-Apr-20 6:54

lopatir

3-Apr-20 6:54

Strayans invented Pavlova?

thought the only thing they invented was weird crap like pigs on a washing line, beer in tens and fesh and cheps, even non existent countries including their own. (Pretty sad when you can't even pronounce the name of your own country - in fact some Aussies can't even pronounce their own names - "Hi, I'm Grittle Klean." (Gretel Kileen)

Being descendants of English criminals not surprising their claims of things they 'invented' and famous people are nearly all stolen.

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