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Funny how they're only comparing these laptops (equipped with a fan) to a laptop with a fan-less design (MBA).
by jasonvorhe 2y ago
Funny how they're only comparing these laptops (equipped with a fan) to a laptop with a fan-less design (MBA).
- ndiddy 2y agoI would imagine they did it based on price range rather than presence of a fan. The cheapest Macbook Pro with a fan and the same amount of RAM and storage (16GB/1TB) is $2000, while the Asus only costs $1300.
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- mdasen 2y agoYea, and the MacBook Air is 27.5% faster for single-core while the Snapdragon X Elite is only 18.7% faster for multi-core. It looks like the Qualcomm is also designed for 15% higher TDP wattage so it could simply be that Qualcomm went for more heat (possibly for bragging rights in benchmarks). These laptops might end up being great, but Apple's M-series laptops aren't just fast. They feel hugely different to use than any Intel based laptop I've had. I think that people also underestimate the importance of single-core performance. Most workloads simply aren't well designed for multi-core and single-core performance is one reason that the iPhone is so nice to use.
- donny2018 2y agoWell, I think nobody can argue that Apple's tech is still better, but this is the first time someone was able to offer some competition that doesn't look like a joke in comparison to Apple's M series.