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I am not surprised. I just switched, not by choice, from a $1,400 MacBook Air to a well reviewed $2,000 pc laptop for work. The PC laptop is slower, has worse b

I am not surprised. I just switched, not by choice, from a $1,400 MacBook Air to a well reviewed $2,000 pc laptop for work. The PC laptop is slower, has worse battery life, has a loud fan, and generally is worse in every single way. MacBooks are the best made laptops and it isn’t close. I even prefer Windows these days but I won’t buy a Windows laptop. None of them are good. If you think they are good it is likely because you haven’t used one of the newest MacBooks. The difference is that stark.

helij 4y ago
I have MacBook Pro M1 for work and Lenovo P52 for personal use. Lenovo is in my opinion better in every other way apart from the screen. Design and weight are of no concern to me.
- etempleton 4y ago
  I am interested in what you do like better about the Lenovo? I know some people like Lenovo keyboards and their trackpads are better than average, but I find them to be a bit clunky in practice.
  - helij 4y ago
    You guessed correctly. It's the keyboard + trackpoint. Trackpad is on par with Apple devices in my opinion. I also like its repairability and an option to change the battery down the road.
freedomben 4y ago
> I won’t buy a Windows laptop. None of them are good. If you think they are good it is likely because you haven’t used one of the newest MacBooks. The difference is that stark. You don't think another possible reason that somebody might think it's close is that they have used a laptop from a brand that you haven't?
KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago
I bet the 2000 PC laptop is not an ultrabook... so in a direct comparison would lose if you're doing a direct comparison to an ultrabook's strengths. It's like comparing a bugatti to an SUV and complaining about how the SUV doesn't have the same top speed. That's not how it works! And I can tell it's not an ultrabook because you said it has a loud fan when ultrabooks are fanless.

helij 4y ago

I have MacBook Pro M1 for work and Lenovo P52 for personal use. Lenovo is in my opinion better in every other way apart from the screen. Design and weight are of no concern to me.

etempleton 4y ago
I am interested in what you do like better about the Lenovo? I know some people like Lenovo keyboards and their trackpads are better than average, but I find them to be a bit clunky in practice.
- helij 4y ago
  You guessed correctly. It's the keyboard + trackpoint. Trackpad is on par with Apple devices in my opinion. I also like its repairability and an option to change the battery down the road.

freedomben 4y ago

> I won’t buy a Windows laptop. None of them are good. If you think they are good it is likely because you haven’t used one of the newest MacBooks. The difference is that stark. You don't think another possible reason that somebody might think it's close is that they have used a laptop from a brand that you haven't?

KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago

I bet the 2000 PC laptop is not an ultrabook... so in a direct comparison would lose if you're doing a direct comparison to an ultrabook's strengths. It's like comparing a bugatti to an SUV and complaining about how the SUV doesn't have the same top speed. That's not how it works! And I can tell it's not an ultrabook because you said it has a loud fan when ultrabooks are fanless.