Laptop Design Aesthetics

Discussions center on the visual design of laptops, particularly criticisms of non-Apple models imitating MacBook aesthetics and preferences for alternative styles like ThinkPads.

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jrockway Mar 26, 2010 View on HN

What if you want a Mac that's not ugly?

deafpolygon Nov 17, 2022 View on HN

Why does it have to look like a Macbook?

korse Oct 9, 2025 View on HN

That is one aesthetic computer. Would certainly purchase that over an Apple on looks alone.

gress Mar 11, 2015 View on HN

Try to brush it away, but laptops didn't look like this before Apple made them look like this. This may have minor differences from from Apple's design, but let's be honest about the fact that the design is based on Apple's and not anyone else's.

state Mar 11, 2015 View on HN

I really wish this didn't look like a bad imitation of an Apple product. Surely it's possible to build a nice looking laptop that doesn't look so similar to a MacBook.If you're going to do something different, just be different. I think these things are actually kind of sweet, but I can't stand the way they look.

Taylorious Feb 21, 2013 View on HN

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I agree that it looks too much like an Apple product, but I think the differences they made are nice and the machine over all looks better than the Macbook Pro.I am disappointed though. One of the images they showed was in low light and it made it look like the whole surface of the keyboard area was charcoal sort of shade. I think that would look way more sleek and professional looking, and at the same time it would help to differentiate it from Apple pro

ivankirigin Sep 15, 2008 View on HN

good looking is not the point. If you want people to forget the MacBookAir, then good looking is very much the point

wsostt Jan 8, 2023 View on HN

I question the functionality but the aesthetic reminds me of my old IBM Thinkpad days.

dingo_bat May 22, 2018 View on HN

The design is awesome. I like the sleek no nonsense aesthetic. Reminds me of thinkpads of yore. We need phones and laptops that look like this.

solarkraft Apr 20, 2021 View on HN

I'd guess to not make the Macbooks look ridiculously bad.