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Re:Apple to Apple Comparison: M1 Max vs. Intel by kitsunesoba on Friday December 24, 2021 @07:21AM (#29673026)
YMMV though, I briefly owned a 5900HS/3080 Zephyrus G15 and though it was indeed a powerhouse, it absolutely got more hot and way WAY more noisy than my 16” M1 Pro does now doing the same things, while overall not being as nice of a laptop (far worse screen, somewhat chintzy build, meh speakers, barrel power connector, huge power brick, bad battery life, etc).

That G15 was better at some things than my M1 Pro is now but not by enough that I’d want it over the M1 Pro, even considering the price difference.

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Re:Apple to Apple Comparison: M1 Max vs. Intel by leetcrew on Friday December 24, 2021 @09:51AM (#29674030)
what kinds of workloads are you running? I bought the exact same asus laptop to be a portable gaming machine, but I've been surprised at how nice it is for normal laptop stuff. unless I'm playing a game or compiling a large project, I just leave it in "silent" mode and never hear fans.

everything you say about the build quality is definitely true, but I couldn't find anything better that a) had a 3080/3070 and b) was actually in stock.

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Re:Apple to Apple Comparison: M1 Max vs. Intel by kitsunesoba on Friday December 24, 2021 @11:03AM (#29674655)
It was mainly gaming that would get it roaring, but compiling code among other things would spin the fans up a bit too. I didn’t put it in “silent” mode except when doing light things like web browsing because it felt like a waste of the hardware otherwise with how silent mode downclocks and limits boost speeds.
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Re:Apple to Apple Comparison: M1 Max vs. Intel by leetcrew on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:35AM (#29693818)
I guess I rationalize that all the money went towards higher binned parts that at least clock a few hundred mhz higher than ultrabook parts in silent mode. but yeah I get that. glad you were able to find a machine you're happy with :)
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