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> Doubting your expensive purchase Except, there is not a single Windows/Intel based laptop that can offer the same performance as say, for example, an M1 Macb
by gzer0 4y ago
> Doubting your expensive purchase
Except, there is not a single Windows/Intel based laptop that can offer the same performance as say, for example, an M1 Macbook air ($750).
There really is no comparison and there is nothing that comes close on the Windows side at that price point. If there is, please link me because I would love to know.
M1 has made Macbooks not only superior in performance, but also more economically viable than Windows.
- monkmartinez 4y agoFair point. You would need to spend quite a bit more on a comparable PC if buying new. However, the breath of applications and interchangeability of the PC may render the price point moot. For example, I just changed the notebook graphics card on a refurbished HP ZBook... I paid $275 for a Gen 3 and upgraded the Graphics card for another $350. It was a lot easier than I thought and this computer is a beast.
- supreme_berry 4y agoLooks ugly, heavy weight, low quality display and resolution, noisy fans, low battery and high electricity usage.
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- ChuckNorris89 4y agoTo provide a counter argument, the base spec M1 MacBook Air is 1130 Euros on Apple EU website, not $750, and that's with a pitiful 8Gigs of RAM and 256Gig SSD which, IMHO that SSD space is what phones come equipped with these days, and too low for a dev machine/daily driver computer, without needing to ductape a slower external USB SSD to your laptop, and 8Gigs of RAM is too low for the year 2022 + futureproofing a couple of years into the future (I had that amount of RAM on a PC from 2009). Instead, I got a Ryzen 5800U based 13" machine for 780 Euros which came with a much more spacious 1TB NVME and 16Gigs of RAM for that added piece of mind when spinning up some VMs. That's much better value for me for a workhorse, plus it runs any linux flavor natively. The equivalently specked M1 Air would be 1820 Euros. And best of all, the screen hinge rotates full 180 degrees, which for me was a must vs the screen on the Macbook and most other laptops that for some reason stick to 110 degrees and limits the positions I can use it from. Sure, the Ryzen 5800U won't reach the same Geekbench scores as the M1, but the performance still puts it in the top percentile of CPUs on the market right now including the M1, and plus, CPU cycles are infinite while RAM and storage are finite. As an added bonus I can also play nearly any game on Steam on it despite the device being barely thicker than the Type-C port. Different strokes for different folks.
- supreme_berry 4y agoYou need to refresh your knowledge because macbooks have fastest ssd on the market so the ram and ssd memory is shared. You can run apps that require 64gb of ram with same performance as with native 64gb ram
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago>You can run apps that require 64gb of ram with same performance as with native 64gb ram You should inform yourself about how RAM and SSDs work and read actual benchmark instead of parroting some wild claims that even Apple's marketing does not mention since having NAND storage at DRAM speed is just absurd. Plus, using your SSD as RAM not only takes a performance hit but induces premature NAND wear turning your unrepairable M1 MacBook into e-waste sooner.
- okasaki 4y agoM1 Macbook air comes with 8gb soldered memory. In the UK that's 899gbp. If you want 16gb memory you're paying at least 1700gbp. If you want 32gb, it's 2999gbp. Most Windows laptops have upgradable memory and you can buy yourself 32gb ram for ~100gbp.
- fauigerzigerk 4y ago>M1 Macbook air comes with 8gb soldered memory. In the UK that's 899gbp. If you want 16gb memory you're paying at least 1700gbp A Macbook Air with 16GB memory and 256GB SSD is £1,199 including 20% VAT in the UK.
- okasaki 4y agoYou might be right. The only shop I looked at was John Lewis.