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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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224 points cspags | 3 comments | 01 Dec 25 01:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.763s | source
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SilverElfin ◴[01 Dec 25 01:21 UTC] No.46102370[source]▶
The bit about HP’s naming scheme is painfully true, about many companies. Utterly dumb marketing strategies.
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1. krick ◴[07 Dec 25 01:14 UTC] No.46178329[source]▶
I feel the same way, but I wouldn't be bold enough to call it dumb. I mean, I assume they know what they are doing. This is very inconvenient for me, as a buyer, but I suppose most companies just aren't Apple, so they throw at us a lot of various stuff hoping that something sticks. And, for that matter, Apple's product line gets more diversified each year too. now it's Air, and Pro, and Max, so I wouldn't bet it won't be G1 Ultra F12b in 10 more years too.
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2. fmajid ◴[07 Dec 25 09:22 UTC] No.46180351[source]▶
Zbook Ultra G1a 14 makes perfect sense:

Z means workstation

Book for notebook/laptop format, not desktop

Ultra is the line, like Pro in MacBook Pro

G1 is the first generation, that way you don't have to wonder

a for AMD

14 is the screen diagonal

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3. mqus ◴[08 Dec 25 12:19 UTC] No.46191413[source]▶
Great, now I can compare it with other Zsomethings. But as the post shows, thats just one branch of many naming schemes HP employs. Also: This already is a workstation, how could it _not_ be "ultra"? Why the doubling? Or does "workstation" just mean "something I can work with", including office stuff? In that case, I am very interested what other letters they use and what they're for.