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Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by emrah »

natnatenathan wrote: post #676
mcgrath_sh wrote: post #42

I 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…

I think you are crazy. The performance difference between MacOS and WSL is like night and day. I was just shopping for a Linux laptop and I have found that the top end models from Microsoft, Lenovo and Dell to be as or more expensive than Apple (with the exception of having user replaceable SSDs). There is nothing in the PC world that compares to Apple Silicon. If the price is too much, look at the refurb or used mar…

100%! I find that folks like this are comparing specs on paper but have no clue what the real life differences are like in practice, hence missing out. Or maybe they are trying to justify not spending the money but still life is short, go for the best

Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by natnatenathan »

margorczynski wrote: post #456

I would go for it but the subpar OS I'm forced to use with the computer puts me off completely. But I understand the logic behind it and that you don't make margins like Apple just peddling good hardware, that's a quick recipe to end up like IBM.

Try Asahi Linux

Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by Arn_Thor »

ildon wrote: post #678
ruuda wrote: post #247

My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays? I want 2TB storage, a 4k (or close) HiDPI display, good build quality, and not a bulky gaming laptop. The XPS 15 was perfect, it had those specs, except it only had 1TB storage which is now full. I was expecting that to not be an issue 4 years later ... But now Dell discontinued X…

The way I see it is that Apple competitors have given up on premium portable devices. Apple tech is so far ahead that consumers looking for the best non gaming hardware will most likely choose Apple devices. For competitors, spending a huge amount of money in R&D to try to compete with Apple, will be most likely at a loss. At least until some chip manufacturer (read: Intel) doesn't step up their game. As a consequenc…

Does it really require that much R&D? Slap one of the excellent AMD mobile processors with built-in GPU in there, standard cooling (they don't use much more power than they did 5 years ago. They surely have the blueprints for the last XPS machines), and a bigger NVME. It's all more or less commodity hardware in a name-your-preference shell.

Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by TsiCClawOfLight »

krisgenre wrote: post #634
indemnity wrote: post #503

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$899 (edu) or $999 is extremely competitive for what you get. Most people buying an entry level computer these days should at least consider stretching to get a MBA than the $300-400 shovelware, they’ll get so much use out of it. My wife is still using her 2020 M1 Air and it’s still as snappy as the day we got it, still works for all her use cases. Incredible value.

My wife is still using her 2020 M1 Air and it’s still as snappy as the day we got it, still works for all her use cases. Ah! my early 2015 13" Macbook pro died only few weeks back. I don't think any other laptop will last nearly 10 years (TBF I did replace the battery and speakers for $280 in 2020 though)

Still using the T450s I got in 2015, so technically the ThinkPad won :D JK, that's a very respectable life span!

Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by camillomiller »

Arn_Thor wrote: post #685
ildon wrote: post #678

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way I see it is that Apple competitors have given up on premium portable devices. Apple tech is so far ahead that consumers looking for the best non gaming hardware will most likely choose Apple devices. For competitors, spending a huge amount of money in R&D to try to compete with Apple, will be most likely at a loss. At least until some chip manufacturer (read: Intel) doesn't step up their game. As a consequenc…

Does it really require that much R&D? Slap one of the excellent AMD mobile processors with built-in GPU in there, standard cooling (they don't use much more power than they did 5 years ago. They surely have the blueprints for the last XPS machines), and a bigger NVME. It's all more or less commodity hardware in a name-your-preference shell.

It’s easy until you can’t really fine tune the software because you use windows and it’ll eat the battery alive for reasons you can’t control as a manufacturer (but customers will still think it’s your fault)

Re: MacBook Air M4

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Post by godelski »

mrheosuper wrote: post #593
godelski wrote: post #468

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> storage premium I wanted to make a nice comparison chart: (prices are very rough but from NewEgg) DDR5 RAM (Single Stick) Memory Apple Desktop Laptop Server 16 - ~$40 ~$40 ~$60 24 +$200 ~$200 ~$50 ~$100 32 +$400 ~$80 ~$80 ~$100-$200 2 Sticks 64 - ~$200 ~$170 ~$150 128 - ~$115 ~$310 ~$250 Storage Apple NVME (Gen 5) NVME (Gen 4) SSD HDD 256GB - - ~$50 ~$20 ~$20 512GB +$200 - ~$60 ~$30 ~$40 1T +$400 ~$150 ~$80 ~$60 ~$…

why the heck a 24gb stick on desktop cost $200

It's a really uncommon type so I'm assuming just that. I mean why get 24? Doesn't that number seem weird to you? It should
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