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MacBook Air M4
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone that migrated to the M1 Macbook Air from a Mid-2014 Macbook Pro... the Intel customers are still the ones they're trying to target, amusingly. If they'd just give me onboard mobile connectivity, I'd upgrade to the next Air sooner, otherwise this thing will run until it dies... and maybe some day they'll start comparing performance against their original M1.
> the Intel customers are still the ones they're trying to target, amusingly yeah i just checked mine, it says MacBook Pro 16" 2019 and the cpu is an intel i7. i don't know what to say, it still meets all my requirements, i don't feel any need to upgrade.
My work laptop is a 2019 i7, my personal is a m3. There is a huge - very very noticeable difference. The thing that actually annoys me the worst with the intel though isn't the 'speed' per se but it's the shitty battery life and heat it generates (and the fan noise that causes).
Re: MacBook Air M4
#123I have considered going back to Mac after about 5-7 years on Windows/WSL, but the storage premium is just too much to swallow. If the $999 was a base 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, I'd consider it. I just added another 32GB of RAM to my 2020 built desktop for $50. You can get a 1TB crucial M.2 drive for $70. I know I'm comparing apples and oranges, but the storage cost is too much, and 256GB is much too little. Edit: to…
You're comparing desktop prices to laptop prices. Yes they're ridiculous but you're not the target market.
Fair. A better comparison would be System 76. Comparing the 15" to System 76, I get a bigger screen (16"), TWO 2TB M.2 drives, and 64 GB RAM for $150 cheaper than a 15" with one 1TB drive and 32GB RAM. And the System 76 comes with a bunch of ports, too. For the same specs, it is $550 cheaper.
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#124I have a MacBook Pro from 2017 2.3 GHZ, and I am considering an upgrade. Is it worth it?
The jump from Intel to M* is huge.
Whether that's worth it for you - hard to say.
You can get a good deal on a refurbished or used M* MBP and try it out. My 2021 M1 Max MBP is still going strong; so strong I just can't justify a new one.
Biggest thing to note is how many external displays you want to drive. I got the M1 Max to drive my 2-4.
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#125They don't always hit the mark but I sort of miss the times when Apple would innovate more boldly with their devices. Apple Intelligence isn't it - it's just playing catch-up with a market that tries to slap AI onto everything it can think of. The hardware upgrades are always nice but there's nothing 'out there' like a touch bar or even a 'dynamic island'. Just more safe iterations.
what do you mean? they cut prices, improved battery life and improved performance, like they do almost every year. every few years they do something big like a new form factor or a new CPU architecture!
> or a new CPU architecture!
Ah maybe RISC-V! Wouldn't that be fun
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have an M1 for reference, with only 8GB RAM which is the real limiter here. I *can* use Jetbrains IDEs and I *can* build/develop software on it. It's a bit sluggish but doable. I try to not code on that machine, but sometimes it's the only machine I have available when I need to look at something.
Yeah, having just 8GB ram was the reason I never bought the older versions. This one starts at 16 so it picks my interest.
I do regret the 8GB with some frequency. There was a 2-3 week shipping difference when they came out and I was impatient.
That said, the fact that a 5 year old laptop with 8GB RAM is usable even for coding situations is astounding.
Re: MacBook Air M4
#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone that migrated to the M1 Macbook Air from a Mid-2014 Macbook Pro... the Intel customers are still the ones they're trying to target, amusingly. If they'd just give me onboard mobile connectivity, I'd upgrade to the next Air sooner, otherwise this thing will run until it dies... and maybe some day they'll start comparing performance against their original M1.
I still love my M2 MacBook. I can't see any reason at all to upgrade. But I am glad that they continue to refine the technology.
Yeah, I have a personal m2max. The only thing that might get me to upgrade to the m4 is just being able to hand this laptop down to my sister or my parents for whom it is severe overkill for but they will use it for like 10 more years.
Re: MacBook Air M4
#128I have a MacBook Pro from 2017 2.3 GHZ, and I am considering an upgrade. Is it worth it?
Absolutely. I had a 2017 machine and any Apple Silicon machine will run circles around what you already have.
Re: MacBook Air M4
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone that migrated to the M1 Macbook Air from a Mid-2014 Macbook Pro... the Intel customers are still the ones they're trying to target, amusingly. If they'd just give me onboard mobile connectivity, I'd upgrade to the next Air sooner, otherwise this thing will run until it dies... and maybe some day they'll start comparing performance against their original M1.
> If they'd just give me onboard mobile connectivity I don't even want that on my iPad Pro. I would rather tether it with my phone, mobile hotspot, or some other wifi connection.
Yeah, they trash idle/sleep battery life—or, at least, used to, back when I had access to lots of differently-configured iPads for my job—so you don’t want it on there unless you really need it.
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#130This is actually reasonable.
I just brought 2 laptops in the last 12 months, so I'm not rushing to buy this, but it's a great deal for the typical person.