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Why AMD?
Because AMD had the better chips for the majority of the last decade. Intel has only recently caught up.
But they have caught up and so hence my question.
The MacBook Neo
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Not caring makes the world worse for everyone. All of us. Including you.
My main point isn’t about caring or not, the point is that 4GB RAM in a laptop/desktop is incredibly rare for how outdated it is. The PS4 came out in 2013 and has 8GB of RAM. In case you need help counting, that’s 13 years ago. And that’s an optimized game console with no general purpose operating system and limited multitasking capability. 10 years ago, Samsung phones were shipping with 6GB of RAM. Not many phones e…
The price of memory is insane, so if anyone wants to increase performance/dollar, they're likely going to have to do it in software. I would suspect 4Gb computers are going to come back if the hungry AI beast doesn't cool it soon.
Re: The MacBook Neo
#943“I’ll just say it: I think I’m done with iPads. Why bother when Apple is now making a crackerjack Mac laptop that starts at just $600?” I’m curious to see this machine in person, but I’d bet the an iPad is still the best large device in Apple’s ecosystem for anything that benefits from viewing in portrait mode.
I had a similar view, then I realized I was not the target user. My kids love playing Minecraft on the iPad. Great little device for entertainment.
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Unless you have very specialized needs, the driver experience on Windows is "turn the machine on". The driver update experience is "connect to the internet" and occasionally "reboot". That's it. Linux is significantly easier than it was 20 years ago but still not as easy in general.
Tell me what happens if you run a Windows machine for say 12 months and decide to switch the GPU from NVIDIA to AMD (or vice versa)? Yeah. In linux it tends to be a nonissue.
When is the last time you used Windows? XP? It hasn't been an issue for decades.
Graphics drivers moved out of kernel space in Windows Vista.
Re: The MacBook Neo
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Unless you have very specialized needs, the driver experience on Windows is "turn the machine on". The driver update experience is "connect to the internet" and occasionally "reboot". That's it. Linux is significantly easier than it was 20 years ago but still not as easy in general.
That's true if you buy a Laptop with all drivers preinstalled. But it's absolutely not true if you install on a machine you built yourself.
I've been building machines myself for nearly 30 years, including multiple in the last 5, and I assure you I've needed to do nothing besides connect to the internet and let it get updates each time.
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The keyboard issue was probably caused by the battery, which can be replaced, and the keyboard would have likely returned to normal after the battery replacement. In fact, depending on the model, the battery replacement may well have also entailed replacing the whole top cover (including the keyboard).
Why'd the battery be related to the keyboard issue?
Batteries swell
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Affinity Photo [1/2] / Affinity
I’m not sure about affinity performance but I regularly edit 36MP photos on a similarly specced device without slowdown in Lightroom and Photoshop.
This is typically with multiple 48MP photos (3 - maybe 10) loaded staged between RAW and somewhere in the editing process.
The additional 5K monitor doesn't help. macOS WindowServer is a pile.
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An all metal build doesn't stand up well to abuse versus higher quality plastics. Looks nicer. For a time, or if taken care of.
That’s certainly up for debate. Thinkpads are some of the most rugged laptops available, and their top models are made from magnesium alloys or carbon fibre. Only their lower end E and L series are ABS builds. In my personal experience, my MacBooks look much less shinier/worn out in the palm rest areas on either sides of trackpad compared to any windows laptop I’ve owned, which include an Alienware R15. I don’t know…
Ask me about my PowerBook G4 Ti! Loved that laptop. Too bad about the titanium.
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I hope that at least this wakes up AMD/Intel/PC Manufacturers. I don't expect a 600 usd x64 laptop, but I could surelly use an 800~1000 one.
A used ThinkPad with way more than 8 GiB of RAM can cost way less than $600. I picked two up for $300 each. You're not gonna run frontier open-source models on it but it's a very nice dumb machine for basic tasks, or even the archaic practice of programming by hand.
That is what I have for me. Refurbished thinkpads, returns from banks and such, for 1/3 the original price.
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Hardware is hard, and Apple's scale lets them make things that are nice while still maintaining their margins. A decade ago, but still relevant: https://beneinstein.com/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-like-ap...
Let me rephrase what I said: I do not expect everyone to be able to do Apple style quality hardware. But the build quality of a Thinkpad from 20 years ago I think is still doable.
Your lips to God's ears. I loved my old T40.
Seiko could make Grand Seiko...