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There are tradeoffs with this machine compared to a Macbook Pro. Intel laptops also have twice as fast USB along with Thunderbolt 3. At 350 cd/m2 and 84% sRGB t
by rz2k 6y ago
There are tradeoffs with this machine compared to a Macbook Pro. Intel laptops also have twice as fast USB along with Thunderbolt 3. At 350 cd/m2 and 84% sRGB the relatively low resolution screen is also going to be darker with poor color reproduction.
However, in addition to the CPU power, and a sane configuration being half the price, the weight looks really good. At 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs) it weighs like a 13" MacBook Pro rather than a 15 or 16 inch one. I've found the difference between 3 and 4 lbs surprisingly noticeable if frequently moving the computer or commuting with it.
- newacct583 6y ago> There are tradeoffs with this machine compared to a Macbook Pro. The MBP is the world's premier laptop and more than twice as expensive. I'd certainly expect so!
- AnthonyMouse 6y ago> There are tradeoffs with this machine compared to a Macbook Pro. Intel laptops also have twice as fast USB along with Thunderbolt 3. On the other hand, this has a builtin HDMI port, ethernet port and the capacity for internal expansion (unlike the Macbook), so the performance for external expansion is a lot less relevant. Who wants to carry around a bunch of overpriced dongles anyway? > At 350 cd/m2 and 84% sRGB the relatively low resolution screen is also going to be darker with poor color reproduction. I wish somebody would make laptops with high quality screens and low end everything else. Sometimes that's all you need. Plus, the low end processors often have the best battery life.
- rz2k 6y agoSadly, the plain MacBook doesn't have a low end price. :) An upcoming ARM MacBook could be a great machine for a text editor, terminal, and browser, but I fear there will be new user limitations that block customizations like Karabiner and Hammerspoon that I would miss too much.