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Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by donkyrf »

mg wrote: post #14

The one thing that interests me most when it comes to laptops these days is weight. So I jumped right into the tech specs section and looked it up. Since this is the "Air" laptop of the company that is popular for thin and lightweight devices, my hopes were high. But ... The 13 inch version is heavier than a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Which has a 14 inch screen and can run Linux.

If anybody else wondered about figures:

13.6 inch 2560x1664 screen, 1.23kg (13" Mac)

14.0 inch 1920x1200 screen, 0.98kg (14" Thinkpad)

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by Matheus28 »

mobilio wrote: post #6
vampiregrey wrote: post #4

I am still waiting for Mac Mini with M5

and MacStudio!

What do you use the Mac Studio for?

I’ve always felt they weren’t really worth it for performance per dollar spent. For C++ work I just use a non-Mac workstation. For lighter workloads the Mac Mini is very capable already.

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by bobbylarrybobby »

stetrain wrote: post #12
sq_ wrote: post #2

Seems to be the expected relatively small refresh, mostly just adding the M5? The language towards the end of the press release implies to me that they're targeting last-gen Intel MacBook Air users thinking about upgrades more than anyone with an M2/3/4 MacBook.

Yep, seems like an expected spec bump. M4 to M5, base storage bumped from 256GB to 512GB, price increased by $100.

And new wifi and bluetooth chips

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by DonnieP »

julianozen wrote: post #23
walterbell wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When they don't have to pay a percentage of sales price as royalty to Qualcomm.

All their iPhones run on Apple made cellular chips now

They still pay a license fee to Qualcomm for the supposed Qualcomm IP in Apple's own chips.

Re: MacBook Air with M5

#45

Post by tornikeo »

mattfrommars wrote: post #32

I have yet to understand myself why did I pay $2300 something for M4 Pro with 512gb storage. Like, for that kind of money, I should have gotten at least 1 TB. My worst purchase thus far.

> why did I pay

Indeed, why did you? Didn't you read product specs for a device that costs nearly 2-and-a-half grand?

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by actionfromafar »

gozzoo wrote: post #16
mg wrote: post #14

The one thing that interests me most when it comes to laptops these days is weight. So I jumped right into the tech specs section and looked it up. Since this is the "Air" laptop of the company that is popular for thin and lightweight devices, my hopes were high. But ... The 13 inch version is heavier than a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Which has a 14 inch screen and can run Linux.

It has always been like this. Apple's signature for their laptops is their aluminium body and people seem to like it.

I like the touchpad. Is there any competitor which is as good and exact? I noticed in Linux, it's not as exact.

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by geerlingguy »

gozzoo wrote: post #16
mg wrote: post #14

The one thing that interests me most when it comes to laptops these days is weight. So I jumped right into the tech specs section and looked it up. Since this is the "Air" laptop of the company that is popular for thin and lightweight devices, my hopes were high. But ... The 13 inch version is heavier than a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Which has a 14 inch screen and can run Linux.

It has always been like this. Apple's signature for their laptops is their aluminium body and people seem to like it.

The original Air lineup was thinner in the front and seemed a little lighter. The thicker front on newer airs gives more battery life, but I'm not a fan of it.

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by open-sesame »

mg wrote: post #14

The one thing that interests me most when it comes to laptops these days is weight. So I jumped right into the tech specs section and looked it up. Since this is the "Air" laptop of the company that is popular for thin and lightweight devices, my hopes were high. But ... The 13 inch version is heavier than a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Which has a 14 inch screen and can run Linux.

But then you'd have to have a plasticky thinkpad with half the screen resolution...

Re: MacBook Air with M5

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Post by s_dev »

mattfrommars wrote: post #32

I have yet to understand myself why did I pay $2300 something for M4 Pro with 512gb storage. Like, for that kind of money, I should have gotten at least 1 TB. My worst purchase thus far.

I went for an M4 Max, 128GB RAM and 2TB storage. My thinking is that we've crossed the rubicon of expecting tech to be orders of magnitudes faster a decade out. It won't be.

I expect this MacBook Pro (2024) to last a decade and inflation to eat away at value of cost/benefit of future purchases so I got the best one I could possibly afford. Meaning whatever entry level Apple laptop is available in 2034 will be only a small multiple faster than than my top of line 2024 one. I could be wrong as well but that's the dice roll.

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