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So… you can do more, faster, for longer, then? Sounds like a good argument for upgrading
by photonerd 3y ago
So… you can do more, faster, for longer, then?
Sounds like a good argument for upgrading
- dijit 3y agoUntil software causes performance improvements not to be worthwhile. Though nobody can argue that battery lives haven't improved.
- littlestymaar 3y ago> more, faster Not in the world de live in: https://jmmv.dev/2023/06/fast-machines-slow-machines.html https://jmmv.dev/2023/06/fast-machines-slow-machines.html
- photonerd 3y agoMaybe not your world, but mine? Definitely true.
- croes 3y agoThe article author is a journalist, I bet his speed depends on his speed of typing and not the speed of his laptop. He could to more, faster and longer but if he doesn't the extra costs are useless.
- VBprogrammer 3y agoI suspect the next big laptop update I have will be whatever lets me run GPT-4 size models natively.
- marcus0x62 3y agoThe author is choosing to optimize for environmental impact over raw performance.
- photonerd 3y agoGiven newer MacBooks are also both highly recyclable AND made of mostly recycled material… also seems an incorrect statement then
- marcus0x62 3y agoYou have a laptop x that already exists.. At what point does buying laptop y, which needs to be manufactured, have the lower environmental footprint?