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What's Some Tech That Was Better Than It Is Now? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The physical aspect of laptops - the old ThinkPads were fucking amazing and while their specs may not be much to look at today they were equipped with adequate cooling and could take a fair amount of beating.

I don't want a light thin laptop that I could snap in two with one hand... I want a laptop that isn't going to overheat and can survive a few tumbles when someone trips over the power cord.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 5 points 4 months ago

This is a funny one for me because I actually burned my lap on a ThinkPad back in something like 2003.

[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s an interesting example. Around 2010, I had a MacBook Pro (granted, before they were super thin) and I’d regularly pick it up by the screen. I then had a thinkpad for work and did the same thing and it cracked in half.

[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

To be fair, that's a wild way to lift a laptop.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

MacBook Air is rugged AF.