8h

2012 laptop:
- 4 USB ports or more.
- Full-sized SD card slot with write-protection ability.
- User-replaceable battery.
- Modular upgradeable memory.
- Modular upgradeable data storage.
- eSATA port.
- LAN port.
- Keyboard with NUM pad.
- Full-sized SD card slot.
- Full-sized HDMI port.
- Power, I/O, charging, network indicator lamps.
- Modular bay (for example Lenovo UltraBay)
- 1080p webcam (Samsung 700G7A)
- No TPM trojan horse.

2024 laptop:
- 1 or 2 USB ports.
- Only MicroSD card slot. Requires fumbling around and has no write-protection switch.
- Non-replaceable battery.
- Soldered memory.
- Soldered data storage.
- No eSATA port.
- No LAN port.
- No NUM pad.
- Micro-HDMI port or uses USB-C port as HDMI.
- Only power lamp. No I/O lamp so user doesn't know if a frozen computer is crashed or working.
- No modular bay
- 720p webcam
- TPM trojan horse (Jody Bruchon video: https://youtube.com/watch/... )
- "Premium design" (who the hell cares?!)

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3

PaperTrail

10444

4h

I understand why they removed a lot of features, but the non-replaceable (or extremely difficult to replace) battery? Seriously? That is 100% the first thing that dies. Keep your welded on memory sticks and give me back Dell's external battery. I miss those.
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Demolishun

29550

2h

That is why I went Sager. This new model has 4 usb ports (I guess one is thunderbolt) and 2 types of video (hdmi) on the back.

On my model I have a battery compartment on the bottom. It is replaceable from the outside. Also in my model there is room for a sata and 2 m.2 drives at the same time. I currently have 3 drives installed. Mine only has 3 usb ports. So it looks like they listened to the customers.

Looks like on this new one the battery is inside, lame. These are pretty easy to open and work on though.

I won't touch a Dell, Asus, HP, etc. Just garbage.
1

exerceo

1056

36m

@PaperTrail "I understand why they removed a lot of features" - Why did they remove full-sized SD card readers even though there is more than enough room?
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Demolishun

29550

34m

@exerceo why phones removing head phone jacks? What is funny is my current phone has headphone jack. I have been using bluetooth since I got it and never used the jack. Even though I wanted the jack.
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exerceo

1056

9m

@Demolishun A memory card protects against data loss if the laptop or smartphone breaks.

This is especially relevant for laptops with soldered memory which can not be accessed externally.

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