My Favourite Laptop

On Hacker News

Points: 10
Comments: 4
Submitted by: ibobev
Posted: Nov 2, 2026
Site: blog.jsbarretto.com

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Trending history

My Favourite Laptop was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 25 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #10 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 23:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 23:22 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

10

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

Where it trended

List	Best	Days	Checks	Last seen
Hacker News · Front page	#10	1	25	Nov 2, 23:22 UTC
Lobsters · Hottest My favourite laptop	same link

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

The author didn't list real mouse buttons as a benefit, and I see from the image it has them. I've been buying refurbished Dell business class laptops for a decade, the last one I bought, a Dell Latitude 7420, doesn't have them, which is turning out to be a big problem. It means that cut-n-paste went way up in hassle…
— bediger4000 · view comment

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Nov 2 #10 Week 45 November 2026

Questions

Is My Favourite Laptop trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 23:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank My Favourite Laptop reached?

#10 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 23:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has My Favourite Laptop been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (25 checks) since.