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Workstation laptops are expensive. These new Macs are priced quite competitively. E.g. the 14“ with the full M1 Pro is $2.5k and is faster, more portable and ha

by ribit 5y ago

Workstation laptops are expensive. These new Macs are priced quite competitively. E.g. the 14“ with the full M1 Pro is $2.5k and is faster, more portable and has a much better display than a 2.7k Dell Precision 5560…

mhh__ 5y ago
Very True although I note that I wouldn't be able to actually work on one for the day job because of windows. Still might buy one, I want an arm box to test my work on compilers on.
- ribit 5y ago
  For me it’s going to be a massive improvement. Already the base M1 builds software faster than my Intel i9… and given that these new chips have 400GB/s bandwidth it will be a ridiculous improvement for my R data analysis code…
- dev_tty01 5y ago
  Get a new job! :)
TheBigSalad 5y ago
Aren't Dells usually pricer than retail because they include some kind of service plan?
- lowbloodsugar 5y ago
  No, service plan is an extra $300+, as is applecare (and both are definitely worth it).