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When it came time almost two years ago to get a new laptop, I had a choice between a MacBook Pro for over $4000 or an Alienware that I could modify with 64gb me
by slashdev 3y ago
When it came time almost two years ago to get a new laptop, I had a choice between a MacBook Pro for over $4000 or an Alienware that I could modify with 64gb memory and an extra SSD for half the price. Bare metal gaming with better performance and even though it doesn’t support Linux, it supports it better than Mac. Cost half as much. No futzing around with packages that don’t work on the M1, just good old AMD x86 goodness. The battery life sucks, but that rarely bothers me.
I’d love to buy an Apple, but it has never been priced competitively. My wife’s MacBook broke and it costs almost as much just to fix as to buy a new laptop.
- SamuelAdams 3y agoI’m curious what those prices would look like today. In 2021 I bought a MBP M1 Max with 32 Gb RAM and a 500 Gb ssd for about 3k. Looks like a max spec Alienware X14 R2 costs around 2,100 dollars. However the battery life seems to be the biggest drawback, most reviews say it lasts under 8 hours while my MBP lasts 12-16 depending on usage.