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> anyone made something that competes with a MacBook You need to define what's a MacBook for you. I'm not a fan of the form factor, but I've seen dozens of clo
by makeitdouble 1y ago
> anyone made something that competes with a MacBook
You need to define what's a MacBook for you. I'm not a fan of the form factor, but I've seen dozens of clones of it for years now and kinda wonder where a Surface Laptop for instance fails for you.
- willis936 1y agoA laptop with nice peripherals, build quality, efficiency such that it isn't hot, loud, and slow at all times, and a power state scheme that isn't completely broken. You can find some that are 80% in the first two categories. There is nothing remotely in the same league in the last two.
- makeitdouble 1y agoAre the Surface lines slow at all times with a completely broken power state ? Sounds to me like you never tried any. Which is fair if you're not trying to move away from macs in the first place, but if you're actively looking for alternatives there's a lot you are missing.
- willis936 1y agoNo, I haven't tried Surfaces. I have had a series of XPS machines which, at the time, felt close to what I was after. Each had a 5-ish year service life but I was unhappy with each by the end. I'm a more recent mac convert and starting with a 4 year old M1 pro. We'll see if it ages better.