First thing that comes to mind are some of these proposed 2027 train designs from Singapore. Which feel like they have a similar vibe
https://www.sgtrains.com/img/trains/cr151/cr151-interior.jpg
https://www.sgtrains.com/img/trains/cr151/cr151-exterior.jpg

I swear that one frutiger aero themed ...

i think if its just for work thats online or you just need something a laptop that connects to the internet and nothing more, it's alright

i just dont like how it's replaced windows computers in schools cause now there are a ton of people who just practically have no computer literacy skills cause ...

do you guys think chromebooks are bad or good??


Terrible. Horrendous. Absolute spite of the earth and the worlds under it. Now if you hack it up and maybe swap the OS out, then maybe they'd be about as good as any regular laptop. But even then, absolutely not. You're best bet tbh is a System76 ...

at best, chromebooks are laptop-shaped smartphones that dont do calls. at worst:
https://files.catbox.moe/b0xo38.jpg

they're tolerable for internet browsing and making documents, but horrible for anything else. I still can't believe these things came from the same company that gave us android ...

Daniele63 wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 12:09 am

They're pretty much glorified tablets

not even that bc at least tablets can use apps offline
they're glorified web browsers if anything

I think they're like those ultra mini laptops that existed back in the mid 2010s. They're really fun toys if you want to do little hacky things like install Linux on it to see what it can do. However, my enjoyment of Chromebooks is highly biased. I used to dumpster dive for old electronics and found ...

Alright, I'm gonna go MAXIMUM NERD here:

I (and I assume most who this forum) just fuckin' love the sound of cassette tapes, I like Type IIs the most for that stark treble. I noticed stereo audio sounds wider on them in general because the channels slightly bleed into each other from the magnetic ...

cassettes are nice!!!! small and compact and pretty nice for portability. they sound totally fine too, i think the low-fidelity aspect of it is a bit overblown. neat little format :)

Garbage. Not good for anything. Clunky, ugly and barely any apps

https://i.ibb.co/spZY1TGb/AP1-Gcz-O2q-Oahn-NMh-Vo-LSd-As-UHCf-N0-Q7bfk284-U-px-DFL4-Mo4ze-ZLdkdm2pexw660-h880-s-no.png
It's a bit disorganized at the moment since I keep getting new things and need to categorize them. All of those drawers are full of DVDs and Blu-ray. In the back there's some ...