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https://superuser.com/questions/1272546/whats-the-exact-naming-scheme-for-dell-monitors#1272615
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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3. Year
* Two digit year it was released.
Very cool, but not Y2K compliant.
Mark my words, they'll regret this when Y2.1K rolls around and they have to rejigger their entire supply chain to add a 1 to all their model numbers.
Next up is Y2.1K actually.
For real.
Jacob named HDDs, too!
Give credit to Apple here, they’re one of the only brands with sensible product names. “Apple Studio Display” “iPhone 16” etc.
I wish more brands did this.
Shoutout to PlayStation too, but not the rest of Sony 😂
They're also not perfect:
- Apple pencil
- Apple pencil (2th gen)
- Apple pencil (USB-C)
- Apple pencil pro
I believe the Apple pencil pro > Apple pencil (USB-c) > Apple pencil (2th gen) > Apple pencil, but it's very unclear IMO.
2th
Talk about "bone apple teeth" 😅
Say it with a lisp. Seconth.
Are we forgetting the actual model names?
Macbook Air - Mine is A2337. They do have arbitrary model numbers for all of their stuff too. Guaranteed they do the same thing with their pens, pencils, and other stuff. It's just that most consumers rarely pay attention to them. To be fair though, most of the apple model numbers I've seen are similar to what I said above which is not nearly as bad as how they do TVs lol.
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Except for the M series ultra and max chips, I can never remember which is the higher spec
Even Apple isn't great with that. They often have different models for earlier and later in the year, various variants of each size, and little distinguishing features other than model number- same as those monitors.
It just isn't as visible on their products as much, because they at least try to make it more simple for consumers.but monitors often have model line, size, and resolution short hand to differentiate as well.
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Not wrong, but don't tell me you were never like
Which of these shitty camera phones has the best resolution
I can't read the model number and its even worse with bifocals!