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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey's was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I'm not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey's. Hershey's being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (11 children)

MacBooks.

Plenty of reasons to hate Apple as a company but the hardware and build quality of MacBooks really is second to none. I know several Linux/OSS die-hards who swear by their M1 MBPs.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I full heartily disagree because MacBooks are a trap: While I agree with you in terms of production quality it's a point of no return for a lot of use cases which rarely makes it the best option in my opinion.

    It's basically eliminating too many options down the road for it to be a good recommendation for most people for me. There are exceptions of course but i couldn't call it "best" with good conscience.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Right. Of the major operating systems, I think none of them are good answers for this. Too close of a market share to really be in the spirit of the question, and they all really do hit different markets.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    My over 10 year old ThinkPad disagrees. The abuse it has put up with while still working puts macbooks to shame.

    I know, the newer ThinkPads aren't what they used to be, but I have a pretty new one as my work computer, and it still doesn't let the MacBooks off the hook.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    The MacBook I'm typing on (in Linux) is closer to 15.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, but I mean... Has it survived a fall from about a meter onto a concrete floor, a fall from an overhead luggage rack, as well as a number of other falls I don't remember, all without a case - and a bicycle accident (that time in a laptop bag)?

    That's what I mean. Just about any computer will last 15 years if handled carefully, but surviving a lot of active use and abuse, that's another story.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    I could totally believe that ThinkPads are more rugged under actual abuse. I don't think Apple tries to be, really.

    That being said, I have plenty of other younger laptops around that have been reduced to server usage do to falling apart. Apple's early adoption of SSD also helps.

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