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Indeed, the Apple Silicon hype stemmed from the terrible Intel gen at the time (unlike AMD), and because Apple monopolized the TSMC N5 node for months. Most of

Indeed, the Apple Silicon hype stemmed from the terrible Intel gen at the time (unlike AMD), and because Apple monopolized the TSMC N5 node for months. Most of that lead is gone, x86 is cheaper, open, and as battery friendly now.

Philpax 2y ago
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42016931 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42016931, it looks like M4 is very much still in the lead. It's also not just the CPU: the laptops themselves are simply phenomenal. I have never had a x86 laptop that's this much of a genuine pleasure to use (ignoring macOS, which is my least-favourite operating system). Some of the newer Windows laptops are ahead, but they're still worse in at least one metric.
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- arnaudsm 2y ago
  That's an unconfirmed leak. I only compare chips that are available
- elcritch 2y ago
  Not to mention Mac laptops are some of the only laptops with non 1080p or non 16:9 aspect ratio. Microsoft also has forced makers to drop the old S3 sleep modes which set x86 laptops back decades regarding sleep and power management.
  - arnaudsm 2y ago
    That was true 5 years ago. Today, many flagship Ultrabooks have 3k+ screens and 16:10 ratios. I'm typing this from my Lenovo yoga 7 that does.
    - elcritch 2y ago
      That's good to hear. Last time I had to get a new PC laptop was probably ~3 years ago so that sounds reasonable.
- metabagel 2y ago
  My AMD Ryzen Framework Laptop 13 running Ubuntu 22.04 is a joy to use. Huge difference between that laptop and the first generation Intel Framework Laptop 13. I don’t notice the fan running on it much at all.