> iPad pros which are half as slow as comparable laptops.
Uh, what?
iPads are using comparable CPUs to the M1 (some even use the M1) and are some of the fastest CPUs for rendering JavaScript on the planet.
I think you’re right that people buy slow laptops. But I think that often comes from a place of technical illiteracy and willingness to spend.
Put simply: they can’t often comprehend the true value of a faster system and opt to be more financially conservative.
Which I fully understand.
Re:Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score
by true_religion on Thursday October 21, 2021 @10:18AM
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IPad Pro 2021: 1118 on geekbench[1] priced at @ 2,199.00 fully specced at the 12.9 inch model with keyboard.
Macbook Air 2020: 1733 on geekbench[2]. Priced @ about 1,849.00 fully speced for 13-inch model.
That's what I mean by comparable tablets are more expensive than laptops. You have to pay a lot more because it has a dual form factor (like the Microsoft Surfacebooks).
That was a real difference.
But in 2021, people still buy laptops 1/2 as slow as other models to do the same work. Heck people go out of their way to buy iPad pros which are half as slow as comparable laptops.
Considering that, I think a ten year old machine is pretty competitive as an existing choice.