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What basic office tasks are that? The last time I was excited about the performance of local computers was in the 90s I think. Modern laptops are so insanely

by mg 7mo ago

What basic office tasks are that? The last time I was excited about the performance of local computers was in the 90s I think. Modern laptops are so insanely fast. Not sure if they are 2x, 10x or 100x faster than I need them to be. But I never hear fans. I never have to wait for the machine these days.

esprehn 7mo ago
Have you used a MacBook as a daily driver since the M chips came out?
- __patchbit__ 7mo ago
  No. I'm looking to get one with 64GB memory for local AI models. The worry is the keyboard experience on the MBA isn't as good as the MacBook Pro.
  - Reason077 7mo ago
    I’ve used both extensively and there’s very little difference in the keyboards between an Air and a Pro. The difference in displays (Pro much brighter) and size/weight (Air much lighter) are much more significant considerations, IMO.
  - tracker1 7mo ago
    The keyboard and touchpad experience are nearly identical between the two... not nearly as good as old IBM Thinkpads used to be, but that's a trade with IMO the much better touchpad experience on Mac. That said, I just don't think I can keep buying Apple hardware, just not a fan of the company... I only begrudgingly use Android as there isn't a reasonable, more open option. I'll probably stick with my M1 air for personal use a couple more years then pass it on. My daughter is still using my now 13yo rMBP with 16gb/512gb. I wish the ram and storage upgrades on mac weren't so overpriced.
    - Forgeties79 7mo ago
      At current rates they aren’t overpriced at all. Frankly I’m surprised we didn’t see a big increase in cost with this generation.
      - tracker1 7mo ago
        Apple has their supply lines locked in a few years ahead of time... they likely won't see downward pressure for a couple years still. Not that they might not still take advantage... though downward sales pressure is a trade off too.

by mg 7mo ago

esprehn 7mo ago

Have you used a MacBook as a daily driver since the M chips came out?

__patchbit__ 7mo ago
No. I'm looking to get one with 64GB memory for local AI models. The worry is the keyboard experience on the MBA isn't as good as the MacBook Pro.
- Reason077 7mo ago
  I’ve used both extensively and there’s very little difference in the keyboards between an Air and a Pro. The difference in displays (Pro much brighter) and size/weight (Air much lighter) are much more significant considerations, IMO.
- tracker1 7mo ago
  The keyboard and touchpad experience are nearly identical between the two... not nearly as good as old IBM Thinkpads used to be, but that's a trade with IMO the much better touchpad experience on Mac. That said, I just don't think I can keep buying Apple hardware, just not a fan of the company... I only begrudgingly use Android as there isn't a reasonable, more open option. I'll probably stick with my M1 air for personal use a couple more years then pass it on. My daughter is still using my now 13yo rMBP with 16gb/512gb. I wish the ram and storage upgrades on mac weren't so overpriced.
  - Forgeties79 7mo ago
    At current rates they aren’t overpriced at all. Frankly I’m surprised we didn’t see a big increase in cost with this generation.
    - tracker1 7mo ago
      Apple has their supply lines locked in a few years ahead of time... they likely won't see downward pressure for a couple years still. Not that they might not still take advantage... though downward sales pressure is a trade off too.