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wtf, you’re comparing 800W with 20W machine. No shit your workstation is more powerful, it’s a fucking workstation not a battery operated laptop. If you are tr

by klohto 3y ago

wtf, you’re comparing 800W with 20W machine. No shit your workstation is more powerful, it’s a fucking workstation not a battery operated laptop. If you are troubled by loading on 64GB M1 Max, then congrats, you are doing workload that no laptop will handle.

rfoo 3y ago
> If you are troubled by loading on 64GB M1 Max, then congrats, you are doing workload that no laptop will handle. I can easily buy a laptop with 128GB RAM, eats more energy (100W+) and is more powerful. It's just that it does not have an Apple logo on it. Does it not count as a laptop?
- threeseed 3y ago
  > Does it not count as a laptop If it's drawing 100W then the poor battery life make it more like a semi-portable. Also given what we know about male fertility I wouldn't have that anywhere near my lap.
- audunw 3y ago
  > Does it not count as a laptop? In the literal sense? No. I don’t feel like those kinds of laptops are comfortable on my lap. To be a bit more serious, yeah sure they are laptops, but you tend to sacrifice portability, battery life and comfort. Which for most people are pretty important metrics for a laptop. “Luggable” is a term sometimes used about this class of products. I’m sure the poster was being hyperbolic. Of course you can find laptops with more RAM and some use cases that 64GB wouldn’t cover. But for most common tasks it’s more than enough.
  - happymellon 3y ago
    > In the literal sense? No. I don’t feel like those kinds of laptops are comfortable on my lap. Then in my experience, Apple did not make a pro laptop for a very long time until the M series came along. I remember my MacBook Pro from 2009 getting hot enough to hurt my legs, let alone any from the following decade that ran hotter.
lern_too_spel 3y ago
The M1 Max MacBook Pro is not a 20W machine. It will happily use 100 W if the CPU and GPU are in use. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performanc...

by klohto 3y ago

rfoo 3y ago

> If you are troubled by loading on 64GB M1 Max, then congrats, you are doing workload that no laptop will handle. I can easily buy a laptop with 128GB RAM, eats more energy (100W+) and is more powerful. It's just that it does not have an Apple logo on it. Does it not count as a laptop?

threeseed 3y ago
> Does it not count as a laptop If it's drawing 100W then the poor battery life make it more like a semi-portable. Also given what we know about male fertility I wouldn't have that anywhere near my lap.
audunw 3y ago
> Does it not count as a laptop? In the literal sense? No. I don’t feel like those kinds of laptops are comfortable on my lap. To be a bit more serious, yeah sure they are laptops, but you tend to sacrifice portability, battery life and comfort. Which for most people are pretty important metrics for a laptop. “Luggable” is a term sometimes used about this class of products. I’m sure the poster was being hyperbolic. Of course you can find laptops with more RAM and some use cases that 64GB wouldn’t cover. But for most common tasks it’s more than enough.
- happymellon 3y ago
  > In the literal sense? No. I don’t feel like those kinds of laptops are comfortable on my lap. Then in my experience, Apple did not make a pro laptop for a very long time until the M series came along. I remember my MacBook Pro from 2009 getting hot enough to hurt my legs, let alone any from the following decade that ran hotter.

lern_too_spel 3y ago

The M1 Max MacBook Pro is not a 20W machine. It will happily use 100 W if the CPU and GPU are in use. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performanc...