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Ask HN: What laptop computer do you currently use?
Not using this to look for recommendations, but more of a survey of what HN users like to use.
I made an ask post like this in 2019 and I'm sort of curious to how things have changed over the years: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20857818
Maybe follow a template like this?
Laptop model:
CPU:
RAM:
Screen:
Personal comments:
- notpushkin 3y agoLaptop model: MacBook Air (M1, 2020) CPU: Apple M1 RAM: 8192MiB Screen: 13,3-inch (2560×1600, virtual 1440×900) Personal comments: bought just to try out how well Arm can perform in a laptop. Love the hardware, not so much macOS. I try out Asahi from time to time and it's getting better each time – hopefully next time I can finally make a switch completely. I also miss my ThinkPad's keyboard :-(
- KronisLV 3y agoOhh I have the same MacBook right now, because I needed something for building iPhone apps for a freelance thing. The keyboard feels fine, but I definitely preferred the ThinkPad T480 or P51 keyboard over this one. Perhaps the best laptop keyboards I've used to date.
- bcx5k15 3y agoLenovo t14s g2 at home 2021 14" mac m1 pro at work
- eternityforest 3y agoAsus Vivoboook F510UA, 2018 I5-8250 24GB RAM 15.6" Running Ubuntu. They start as 8GB but there's an extra ram slot and I put a 16GB stick in, which helps a little but not as much as upgrading to an SSD did. It's got a 2.5 bay and also an m.2 slot, really cool upgradability. Currently using a Logitech M650U Bluetooth mouse with it. Sadly the back is textured, which seems crazy to not be compatible with stickers.
- verdverm 3y agoCaved and spent the dollars for an M2 air 24G after being disappointed by frame.work hardware. Wish I did this originally... Apple silicon is really good, like really good. I don't think you can find a better laptop cpu right now. They are very polished machines and will be good for many years I've been using the Immersed App with the Quest 3 until my Visor arrives. The M2 doesn't even flinch
- CafeRacer 3y agoMacbook Pro 16" w/ i9 and 64gb of ram... it's good that I can run windows in parallel and play some games. But the i9 heats a lot, like a lot and then macos throttles CPU performance. I read somewhere that intel could not built chips with smaller nm process and to meet their performance requirements w/ apple they just shoveled more cores or boosted clock. I had an air w/ m2 before I managed to drown it. That was an insanely fantastic machine. For it's money, for a full-stack web dev it was right in the spot. Even running linux x64_86 VM's was quite good. I only wish macs were waterproof :-D
- iamben 3y agoM2 Pro / 32GB. Had been using the last Intel Air which I bought in early 2020 and was absolutely gutted when they dropped the M1 a few months later. I've generally made my Macs last 4 or 5 years, so probably would still be using the M1 had I got it. But that Intel Air was the worst Mac I've ever owned. It was truly a piece of shit that I hated every second with. I7 with 16GB of RAM and the fan was on constantly. Was like working with a hairdryer going (and I wasn't pushing it any harder than the Air I had before, which was mostly silent). The M2 Pro is an absolute breath of fresh air. Silent, everything just works and works quickly. It's feels like when I first moved from PCs to Macs.
- t312227 3y agoa 2009er thinkpad model x200s cpu * SL9400 1,86 Ghz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB, 17W TDP ram * 8 GB display * 12" 1440x900 with LED-backlight storage * 1 TB crucial mx500 sata ssd source * https://thinkwiki.de/X200#X200s https://thinkwiki.de/X200#X200s ps. i'm using a PC for "serious" work ...
- silicaroach 3y agopersonal: surfacebook I since 2014 work: m1 pro w/32GB
- vinberdon 3y ago2021 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 R9 5900HS + RTX 3060. A wee beastie, I love it.