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Macbooks are at least $500-1k more expensive than any equivalent PC laptop. For $1k you're only looking at a M1 Macbook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Scr

Macbooks are at least $500-1k more expensive than any equivalent PC laptop. For $1k you're only looking at a M1 Macbook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Screen resolution is great on Macbooks, but also great on certain PC models as well, you just need to do your research and buy a good one. I agree that Macbooks generally have superior battery life. I have a LG Gram 17 with 17" screen, 32GB RAM, 1TB storage, and 12th gen i7 processor and paid $1,500 for it. A Macbook Pro with 16" screen, 32GB RAM, and 1TB storage starts at $3,500, 2.3x the price. So yea hard disagree on anyone claiming that Macbooks don't carry a significant price premium.

asah 4y ago
Fair enough - I'm comparing an m1 air which is actually been awesome for dev. I don't need 1TB and 16GB RAM is surprisingly fine, even for Docker + browsers Brand new it's $1600 and $1000 on eBay: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-gray-apple-m1-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-7-core-gpu-256gb https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-gray-ap... https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=m1+air+16gb+512gb&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=m1+air+16gb&_osacat=0 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m...
- CameronNemo 4y ago
  I don't strictly need a TB of NVMe storage, but: * I might in the next 5 years, which is at least how long I'd like a $1k+ system to last. * I do like to download media, including movies. It adds up fast. * I know for a fact that 1 TB of NVMe storage does not cost $400. Apple's storage pricing is downright offensive and harmful. These machines could last a lot longer if Apple didn't skimp on the storage as much.