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You could buy a laptop with 16GB to 32GB of memory and more than double the storage space for $800, and you can buy laptops that you can actually upgrade the ha
by heavyset_go 4y ago
You could buy a laptop with 16GB to 32GB of memory and more than double the storage space for $800, and you can buy laptops that you can actually upgrade the hardware on. You can also spend less and get a similarly spec'd laptop. I just picked up a new laptop with 16GB/1TB and 8 cores for $500 and upgraded it to 64GB of memory for $100.
I bought a low end Mac in 2015 with the same 8GB/256GB specs, 8GB wasn't enough even for browsing/chat/media/etc at the same time, and the storage space gets eaten up by the macOS base system and apps.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI have an 8GB/256GB 2015 MacBook Air. I use it for web browsing, messaging, spreadsheets, watching media, email, and photos. It has worked fine for me the whole time, and I usually have it connected to an external display. I doubt 80%, maybe even 90%, of the population needs anything more than that.
- temac 4y agoIf all that matter to you is RAM and HD space, you can as well buy a cheap desktop tower. As for "similarly spec'd" laptops if you put good perf and low consumption in the equation, they just do not exist. Yes Intel Mac were not extremely interesting at least on the CPU + GPU + RAM + HD + power side of the equation. The M1/M2 is - esp if you also value a decent screen. And the M1 + 8GB is reasonable depending what you are doing with it.
- philistine 4y agoWhat about the most important laptop spec: the case. Is your 500$ laptop using a metal case, or are you stuck in plastic city?
- nikau 4y agoYes, the most important spec is a material for a case that cant absorb impact.
- philistine 4y agoAluminium is incredibly malleable! That’s one if its core qualities. We make paper to cook our stuff with it!
- heavyset_go 4y agoMagnesium aluminum alloy, I won't touch plastic cases.