Re:Why the Black MacBook Cost More
by ceeplusplus on Thursday March 31, 2022 @03:10PM
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Point me to one competing laptop (Windows or ChromeOS) with:
- 10+ hour battery life even when working on periodic compiles, and easily 15+ hours web browsing
- high DPI display
- faster multicore CPU performance than a Ryzen 5800X desktop CPU
- less than 5 lbs
- good trackpad and keyboard
- decent build quality
I believe this doesn't exist outside an M1 Pro/Max MBP. My MBP14 uses less than 0.5W package power during a Zoom meeting, that's less than what modern AMD machines use at _idle_. My old MBP15 used over 2 watts package power at idle. I can hit all threads with a big C++ or Java compile and the fans won't even be audible, and my laptop fits in a backpack and is small enough to use anywhere. The extra cost (~$1000) is not really that big a concern when you make software engineer salaries and your laptop is a tool you use every day on side projects to improve your skills.
- 10+ hour battery life even when working on periodic compiles, and easily 15+ hours web browsing
- high DPI display
- faster multicore CPU performance than a Ryzen 5800X desktop CPU
- less than 5 lbs
- good trackpad and keyboard
- decent build quality
I believe this doesn't exist outside an M1 Pro/Max MBP. My MBP14 uses less than 0.5W package power during a Zoom meeting, that's less than what modern AMD machines use at _idle_. My old MBP15 used over 2 watts package power at idle. I can hit all threads with a big C++ or Java compile and the fans won't even be audible, and my laptop fits in a backpack and is small enough to use anywhere. The extra cost (~$1000) is not really that big a concern when you make software engineer salaries and your laptop is a tool you use every day on side projects to improve your skills.