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Poll: Are you going to buy the M1 Mac?

3 points by karimf 6y ago

karimf 6y ago
I'm interested to see the actual percentage of HN users that want to buy the M1. This could help predicting how fast the adoption of ARM as a main development machine.
neinasaservice 6y ago
Just bought a new Macbook Pro with Intel Processor on the day they announced the new machines (old computer broke). I'm good for now and also gonna wait until the next generations come out
geophile 6y ago
Apple has lost me as a computer customer -- crappy keyboards, touchbar, increasingly locked down software, price. I'm on a System 76 laptop, running Pop OS, and I'm very happy with it.
emteycz 6y ago
I'll wait until the second or maybe even third generation and go from the last year's 16" Pro to Air, but only if it runs Linux flawlessly (= at least as well as the 2015 Macbook). Apple hardware is the best available, I tried Dell XPS, Lenovo Txxx and the Xs and HP Precision and all of these felt like I went 10 years back - today's models are still not comparable even to the 2015 Macbook (except for better CPU, but I throttle it for battery anyways).
- owowow 6y ago
  Its not a development machine, but the Pinebook Pro has an all metal chassis and a great price point ($200). Solid machine for most tasks.
  - emteycz 6y ago
    Thank you for the tip, I could develop on a remote server just as well, and for that price I might simply buy and see. However, one of the things I love about Macbooks the most is the display - do you have experience with both?
    - owowow 6y ago
      Its a 1080p matte display. Good for information density, but not as high nits or as color accurate as a Macbook's screen.
shawndellysse 6y ago
I've been running a Mid-2015 i7 16gb MBP with discrete gpu for the last $NUMBER years, I honestly am just waiting for Apple to release a 15/16in MBP with at least 64gb ram, no touchbar, and a touchscreen.
pinewurst 6y ago
Waiting for larger screen model
icedchai 6y ago
I'm waiting for the second gen here.. I've been burned too many times on first gen stuff. Also, since I rarely leave the home these days, I'm more interested in the Apple Silicon iMac.
navjack27 6y ago
I did. Cheapest Mac mini. I saw some benchmark claims that someone tweeted and it pissed me off enough to buy one to test it for myself. because I kind of do reviews I was able to justify it to myself. My opinions are mixed. there are a lot of things that this thing just flies through.
- navjack27 6y ago
  I'll probably maybe possibly get the second gen cheapest one too. It is certainly cheaper and smaller than buying other computer hardware out there and reviewing it. Plus it's super powerful for a lot of things and I could just have it plugged in and stacked up in the corner and it could actually like do things useful things for me.
marssaxman 6y ago
Doubt I'll ever buy another Mac. Too much vendor lock-in.

3 points by karimf 6y ago

I'm interested to see the actual percentage of HN users that want to buy the M1. This could help predicting how fast the adoption of ARM as a main development machine.

neinasaservice 6y ago

Just bought a new Macbook Pro with Intel Processor on the day they announced the new machines (old computer broke). I'm good for now and also gonna wait until the next generations come out

geophile 6y ago

Apple has lost me as a computer customer -- crappy keyboards, touchbar, increasingly locked down software, price. I'm on a System 76 laptop, running Pop OS, and I'm very happy with it.

emteycz 6y ago

I'll wait until the second or maybe even third generation and go from the last year's 16" Pro to Air, but only if it runs Linux flawlessly (= at least as well as the 2015 Macbook). Apple hardware is the best available, I tried Dell XPS, Lenovo Txxx and the Xs and HP Precision and all of these felt like I went 10 years back - today's models are still not comparable even to the 2015 Macbook (except for better CPU, but I throttle it for battery anyways).

owowow 6y ago
Its not a development machine, but the Pinebook Pro has an all metal chassis and a great price point ($200). Solid machine for most tasks.
- emteycz 6y ago
  Thank you for the tip, I could develop on a remote server just as well, and for that price I might simply buy and see. However, one of the things I love about Macbooks the most is the display - do you have experience with both?
  - owowow 6y ago
    Its a 1080p matte display. Good for information density, but not as high nits or as color accurate as a Macbook's screen.

shawndellysse 6y ago

I've been running a Mid-2015 i7 16gb MBP with discrete gpu for the last $NUMBER years, I honestly am just waiting for Apple to release a 15/16in MBP with at least 64gb ram, no touchbar, and a touchscreen.

pinewurst 6y ago

Waiting for larger screen model

icedchai 6y ago

I'm waiting for the second gen here.. I've been burned too many times on first gen stuff. Also, since I rarely leave the home these days, I'm more interested in the Apple Silicon iMac.

navjack27 6y ago

I did. Cheapest Mac mini. I saw some benchmark claims that someone tweeted and it pissed me off enough to buy one to test it for myself. because I kind of do reviews I was able to justify it to myself. My opinions are mixed. there are a lot of things that this thing just flies through.

navjack27 6y ago
I'll probably maybe possibly get the second gen cheapest one too. It is certainly cheaper and smaller than buying other computer hardware out there and reviewing it. Plus it's super powerful for a lot of things and I could just have it plugged in and stacked up in the corner and it could actually like do things useful things for me.

marssaxman 6y ago

Doubt I'll ever buy another Mac. Too much vendor lock-in.