Does Your Laptop Get You the Nod?

Kathy Sierra writes over at Creating Passionate Users writes on how some gadgets evoke the nod, or that ever-familiar sign that another person is into what you’re also interested in, or that people find your gadgets cool and worthy of praise.

Sit in a cafe with a Mac PowerBook, and chances are you’ll get The Nod–that acknowledging, approving, knowing, we’re-special look. MINI Cooper owners give each other The Nod at intersections. Display GNOME on your ThinkPad and you’ll get The Nod. But run Windows on your Dell and you won’t. (Never confuse the “I feel your pain” look with The Nod.)

Yes, a PowerBook (or now, a MacBook Pro) will certainly evoke that nod, even from non-Mac enthusiasts. It’s simply cool. A ThinkPad would certainly evoke such a nod, too. I’m of the opinion that there are only a few laptops or laptop brands in this world that have that certain X factor, or the cult following in terms of fans and dedicated user-bases. Mac Books and Thinkpads share that honor.

So, what emotions does your laptop evoke? Is it of awe? Is it of admiration? Or is it of pity (or at least that look that seems to say “how generic”)?

I’ve yet to use my new Presario V2000 in public, and I hope it’s cool enough to merit good attention. My ThinkPad seemed to evoke the Nod in its heyday.

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