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> 1) macs are not entry level, entry level is a 350$ laptop mounting an i3 It depends on how you see it: The M1 is the entry level chip for the whole upcoming
by danlugo92 6y ago
> 1) macs are not entry level, entry level is a 350$ laptop mounting an i3
It depends on how you see it:
The M1 is the entry level chip for the whole upcoming M-series, this is a logical FACT.
It's hard to estimate how much an M1 costs but I would say it's closer to an i5 than to an i3 simply because the price tags can afford it.
Apple could make a profitable $350 plastic laptop with some kind of watered down m1 chip, they just don't want to.
> 2) it doesn't matter unless you work with the laptop sitting on the bare skin of your legs
It's in the name.... "LAP" "TOP", regardless this is not about temperate, this is about efficiency. The 18 hours battery life works both on and off your laps ;).
- Joeri 6y agoThe m1 is basically the a14, which is rumored to go into the $350 base ipad real soon now. That’s their profitable entry level laptop.
- minhazm 6y agoThey're similar, but it is not "basically the a14". This is like saying that an Intel Core i9 is basically the same as a Core i5. Sure it has a lot of similarities, but they have very different thermal and performance characteristics. https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318715-comparison-of-apple-m1-a14-shows-differences-in-soc-design https://www.extremetech.com/computing/318715-comparison-of-a...