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"Macs are now crazy-fast but they're still Macs so few people will switch". Anecdotally there have been a bunch of posts on HN since the M1 Macs shipped by peo
by alwillis 6y ago
"Macs are now crazy-fast but they're still Macs so few people will switch".
Anecdotally there have been a bunch of posts on HN since the M1 Macs shipped by people who've either stopped using Macs years ago or who've never bought a Mac previously who are happy M1 Mac owners.
The M1 Mac mini retails at $699, but I've already seen it as low as $625. There's certainly nothing in that price range that's better.
And even before the M1 Macs shipped in November, Mac revenue hit an all-time high of $9 billion in the quarter that ended September 26, 2020 [1]. Apple often highlights that about 50% of Mac customers are new to the Mac, a trend that's likely to accelerate.
[1]: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/10/apple-reports-fourth-quarter-results/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/10/apple-reports-fourth-...
- novaRom 6y ago>> There's certainly nothing in that price range that's better. You can buy very good AMD based PC nowdays for way below $700. All modern Linux kernels fully support AMD GPUs.
- AntiImperialist 6y ago>Anecdotally there have been a bunch of posts on HN since the M1 Macs shipped by people who've either stopped using Macs years ago or who've never bought a Mac previously who are happy M1 Mac owners. Yeah, HN users. This is a very specific group of users who buy the 4th laptop because "it's cool". Most people buy the next laptop because their current one broke and it's not worth fixing this time around. If they had Macbook before, they'll most likely buy a Macbook. If they had a Windows laptop, they'll most likely buy a Windows laptop.