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>I don’t think it’s possible to design an ultrathin laptop around that CPU. Maybe not, but I don't care about "ultra thin" for a professional machine. I want p
by EpicEng 8y ago
>I don’t think it’s possible to design an ultrathin laptop around that CPU.
Maybe not, but I don't care about "ultra thin" for a professional machine. I want performance. Apple keeps making sacrifices in the name of dimensions and weight.
They seem to be fine selling "pro" machines to people who use it as little more than a web browser. They make a ton of money and I'm sure they know what they're doing, but they lost me as a customer.
- Const-me 8y agoThey never had me as their customer, I use Windows, but the trend is the same over the whole market. A thick laptop from 5 years ago, with a 35W CPU and cooling system that can work under heavy load for long time: https://support.hp.com/lv-en/document/c03331546 https://support.hp.com/lv-en/document/c03331546 Same lineup, 5 years later: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-probook-640-g4-notebook-pc https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-probook-640-g4-notebook-pc 5 generations difference, but because the TDP is now just 15W, the performance is very close: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3612QM+%40+2.10GHz https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3612Q... https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-8550U+%40+1.80GHz https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-8550U...