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> The only decent apple computers start at about $2k and up. Sorry, but this is either plain wrong, or you have a more demanding workload than the vast majorit

• daft_pink 3y ago
  It's true that the Macbook Air satisfies a number of use cases, but I would argue that a stripped down Chromebook type laptop would satisfy a lot of those use cases as well. The problem is that to get multiple displays, virtualize Windows, do video editing, etc. You need to upgrade to 16gb of ram and 1tb of storage if not more, which quickly puts you around $2k.
  • compiler-guy 3y ago
    Higher end use cases (which virtualizing windows is) requires higher end hardware. I'm not surprised the base machines don't work for that case. Of course, chromebooks don't really either. It's a bit like saying the Ford F150 pickup can't tow 20,000 pounds. It's true, and if you need to tow that much you need the more expensive pickup. But the F150 does just fine with lighter loads, and people love it.
    • daft_pink 3y ago
      They should work, the problem is that to actually virtualize, you need more ram and adequate hard drive space for the vm's, it's not upgradable and the upgrades cost a fortune. A 16gb 1tb Macbook Air 13" is 1,799 so not quite 2,000 but close enough. Anyways, the comment we are replying to wasn't comparing the chromebook to a macbook, it's just saying that you have to pay $2k for a decent mac, which is true, because a 16gb, 1 tb macbook air 13" with applecare is $2k. Otherwise you're just writing word documents and surfing the web, which any machine can do.