Re:The Mac keeps growing in shipments while PC shipments are...
by fatboy93 on Monday October 10, 2022 @03:48PM
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I moved from a ThinkPad T450s upgraded with RAM, SSD and a battery to an AMD Advantage Edition laptop from Asus last year.
Key takeaways for me were:
1. Increased display resolution and display rate
2. Better battery life (99whr battery). I get about 10hrs just browsing and around 7-8 if I watch a movie
3. Better thermals, rarely notice the fan kick in
4. Nice coterie of ports: I get 1 HDMI, 1 USB-C, 3 USB-A, 1 3.5mm, LAN port
5. Good GPU (6800M) for occasional gaming and messing around with plaid-ml
6. I really love the processor, everything screams on it!
7. Mood based lighting (haven't tinkered around with it much, but my infant loves it)
8. I love whatever Asus has done with its 2 way Noise Suppression AI. I have my infant screaming and neighbors dog barking, but the person on the other end generally gets a very crisp voice. My boss has a few dogs barking all the time and I won't generally be able to notice them in meetings.
9. Upgradable dual RAM slots and SSD. The first I didn't find on a lot of laptops for some reason.
The only cons that I have are:
1. Lack of a webcam. I do have an external USB Lenovo 300FHD cam that I adore for it's privacy cover. I also tend to unplug its USB cord when I'm done with the meetings as well
2. Noise suppression thing seems to work on windows only
Key takeaways for me were:
1. Increased display resolution and display rate
2. Better battery life (99whr battery). I get about 10hrs just browsing and around 7-8 if I watch a movie
3. Better thermals, rarely notice the fan kick in
4. Nice coterie of ports: I get 1 HDMI, 1 USB-C, 3 USB-A, 1 3.5mm, LAN port
5. Good GPU (6800M) for occasional gaming and messing around with plaid-ml
6. I really love the processor, everything screams on it!
7. Mood based lighting (haven't tinkered around with it much, but my infant loves it)
8. I love whatever Asus has done with its 2 way Noise Suppression AI. I have my infant screaming and neighbors dog barking, but the person on the other end generally gets a very crisp voice. My boss has a few dogs barking all the time and I won't generally be able to notice them in meetings.
9. Upgradable dual RAM slots and SSD. The first I didn't find on a lot of laptops for some reason.
The only cons that I have are:
1. Lack of a webcam. I do have an external USB Lenovo 300FHD cam that I adore for it's privacy cover. I also tend to unplug its USB cord when I'm done with the meetings as well
2. Noise suppression thing seems to work on windows only