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Did you really need a Macbook pro to be just an overclocked terminal? Seems like a waste to be fair, could have used a $500 refurbished ThinkPad for that.
by pastacacioepepe 3y ago
Did you really need a Macbook pro to be just an overclocked terminal?
Seems like a waste to be fair, could have used a $500 refurbished ThinkPad for that.
- Lio 3y agoI’ve just returned to a MBP from an XPS13 running various flavours of Linux. I’d suggest that there’s lots of little things you miss on a refurbished Lenovo vs an Apple Silicon mac. Eg better battery management, better screen handling, better Bluetooth handling. None of them was a massive problem for me hut it’s that kind of fit and finish to the OS I missed. For now anyway I’d rather pay extra for a Mac.
- rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 3y agoThe screen and battery life is better than any Thinkpad offer you can find. That extra $500 is well worth. I used to love my Thinkpad x260, now I can't stand it.
- nottorp 3y agoDon't forget the trackpad that's actually usable. For my current work project, I use a Mac Mini mostly to ssh into various boxes running Linux, both x86 and arm. The docs and comms are on the Mac though. Funny enough, the mini stays at 10 W (it's a M2) while the x86 box under my desk idles at 20 W with no monitor connected...
- lproven 3y agoI am typing on an M1 MacBook Air. Lovely screen, lovely battery life. It is a work laptop. My own are Thinkpads. I prefer the Thinkpads for most things. Cons of the MacBook: Terrible selection of ports, terrible trackpad (no middle click as standard, right click is unreliable and needs a clumsy gesture which fails more often than it works), AWFUL keyboard, zero repairability or upgradability. I would not wish to spend my own money on one of these things. I am not saying you are wrong. I am merely saying what you value is not universal.