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The Ethics of Desktop Chips Stuffed Into Laptop PCs

Posted by timothy on from the mmm-a-little-toasty dept.

squareBIT writes "I recently found this article on THG about my SmartStep 250N having a desktop CPU stuffed into it. That's all fine and dandy. but when I paid for this thing, nobody told me it would run at HALF SPEED in battery mode. I don't recall there being any mention of this before I handed them thousands of dollars. Shouldn't there be some sort ethical ramifications put into action here? I feel so dirty ..." The least-satisfactory computer I've ever owned (won't even boot now) is a Toshiba with just such a chip -- wish I'd asked about that in the store.

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  1. I get tired of telling people this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You should have bought a Mac.

  2. well, by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Macs already run at half speed.

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  3. How much is apple paying you? by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Oh, haha. I forgot, apple dosn't need to pay anyone to promote their crap, since you're all brainwashed.

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  4. ETHICS ? by NetEngineer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    O.M.G. Ethics mentioned in the context of Computer manufacturers, that is TOO funny!! I almost choked on my soda!!!

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