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M1 MacBook pro no competition

diffeomorphism 5y ago
Considering OP lists touch or pen as a requirement (4.) the macbook is not an option. Not to mention that a macbook pro with 16GB ram and more than base storage starts at $1700. Sure, it might be good but at that prices it better be. Out of interest how bad is the compatibility of the M1 macbooks with other OSs? That might be a dealbreaker as well.
codegeek 5y ago
Does M1 come with a 15 inch like the Macbook Pro Retina Mid 2014 ? I am interested in M1 but my current Macbook Pro runs like butter and really not interested in replacing it until something much better comes along.
- crooked-v 5y ago
  The ones to really look at will the M1X models that will (probably) be announced on the 18th, which will bump up the screens to 14/16 inch in the same overall form factor (smaller bezels) and have even more absurd performance than the M1 laptops people keep raving about.
godDLL 5y ago
I've looked at those. They are glossy. But that's not even the thing that turned me off. The keyboards did. One speck of dust and that thing gets stuck. The keys have no travel, that's no good. And having typed on it a bit, I can attest there is not much difference between those keyboards and typing on straight up glass, feeling-wise. I love what they are doing with the CPU, GPU, no significant interconnect overhead so that everything is way snappy – like the big 2TB RAM machines I used to maintain back when I coded for a living. But they aren't thinking of me and people like me when they create those past-2015 products, let me tell you. There is much to hate about the current crop of them.
- random_kris 5y ago
  It is first MacBook for me, being a windows guy for whole my life. I started to love Linux few years ago for development and was using wsl fulltime since it was released few years ago. I started to hate slowness that this brings and overheating etc etc... Then I said to myself, you are a professional so get yourself a professional tool and then I decided to buy MacBook and God I am happy. It makes me so much more productive. The most important thing for me is that I can open my laptop and start working in 3 seconds. Without loading, waiting, something randomly freezing etc.. I have a good evidence for this effect being real. My git commit graph skyrocketed since I can open my laptop for 15minutes, do some work and then close it. With windows that was never the case. Either a long programming session or nothing
- trevyn 5y ago
  None of the M1s have the infamous glass keyboard; they switched back to the old style. (Which is still relatively low-travel, but much better than the glass one, and does not have dust issues.)
  - godDLL 5y ago
    I've seen those and touched them. One speck of sand is all it takes, keyboard or screen. Bust. No thanks.
pg_1234 5y ago
I'm typing this on a M1 MacBook pro, but only because that is what my employer mandates. 1) The M1 MacBook Air is better value and has a better keyboard. 2) Properly rugged business PCs are still better hardware (hardware is more than just the CPU). 3) Kubuntu or Linux Mint are a better OS.
- lostlogin 5y ago
  > 2) Properly rugged business PCs are still better hardware (hardware is more than just the CPU). Any models you’d point at? After 5 minutes with an HP thing the employer gave me, I’ve never touched it, that thing was an abomination. I’d like a good alternative.

Considering OP lists touch or pen as a requirement (4.) the macbook is not an option. Not to mention that a macbook pro with 16GB ram and more than base storage starts at $1700. Sure, it might be good but at that prices it better be. Out of interest how bad is the compatibility of the M1 macbooks with other OSs? That might be a dealbreaker as well.

codegeek 5y ago

Does M1 come with a 15 inch like the Macbook Pro Retina Mid 2014 ? I am interested in M1 but my current Macbook Pro runs like butter and really not interested in replacing it until something much better comes along.

crooked-v 5y ago
The ones to really look at will the M1X models that will (probably) be announced on the 18th, which will bump up the screens to 14/16 inch in the same overall form factor (smaller bezels) and have even more absurd performance than the M1 laptops people keep raving about.

godDLL 5y ago

I've looked at those. They are glossy. But that's not even the thing that turned me off. The keyboards did. One speck of dust and that thing gets stuck. The keys have no travel, that's no good. And having typed on it a bit, I can attest there is not much difference between those keyboards and typing on straight up glass, feeling-wise. I love what they are doing with the CPU, GPU, no significant interconnect overhead so that everything is way snappy – like the big 2TB RAM machines I used to maintain back when I coded for a living. But they aren't thinking of me and people like me when they create those past-2015 products, let me tell you. There is much to hate about the current crop of them.

random_kris 5y ago
It is first MacBook for me, being a windows guy for whole my life. I started to love Linux few years ago for development and was using wsl fulltime since it was released few years ago. I started to hate slowness that this brings and overheating etc etc... Then I said to myself, you are a professional so get yourself a professional tool and then I decided to buy MacBook and God I am happy. It makes me so much more productive. The most important thing for me is that I can open my laptop and start working in 3 seconds. Without loading, waiting, something randomly freezing etc.. I have a good evidence for this effect being real. My git commit graph skyrocketed since I can open my laptop for 15minutes, do some work and then close it. With windows that was never the case. Either a long programming session or nothing
trevyn 5y ago
None of the M1s have the infamous glass keyboard; they switched back to the old style. (Which is still relatively low-travel, but much better than the glass one, and does not have dust issues.)
- godDLL 5y ago
  I've seen those and touched them. One speck of sand is all it takes, keyboard or screen. Bust. No thanks.

pg_1234 5y ago

I'm typing this on a M1 MacBook pro, but only because that is what my employer mandates. 1) The M1 MacBook Air is better value and has a better keyboard. 2) Properly rugged business PCs are still better hardware (hardware is more than just the CPU). 3) Kubuntu or Linux Mint are a better OS.

lostlogin 5y ago
> 2) Properly rugged business PCs are still better hardware (hardware is more than just the CPU). Any models you’d point at? After 5 minutes with an HP thing the employer gave me, I’ve never touched it, that thing was an abomination. I’d like a good alternative.