Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip

Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by paulmd on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:07AM (#39599967)

Literal skylake processor is not in the same performance class as M3 no matter what you tell yourself. The battery life alone is literally an order of magnitude different.

Just like OP said, this is not really a comparable machine. It’s fine if it meets your needs, but the apple is also a better machine and you shouldn’t dump on people for acknowledging this reality.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by uticus on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:35AM (#39603973)

> not in the same performance class...it's fine if it meets your needs...the apple is also a better machine

all responses here have been along the lines of 'i have x many tabs open no problem. i develop y no problem. i use z containers no problem.' i tried to mirror that, in my response. sounds like the same class for most people in this thread by real usage, if not same performance class by benchmarking.

> you shouldn't dump on people for acknowledging this reality

sorry if i burst the bubble a little, if you excuse me i'll get back to being as productive as the other people crowing about the machine - possibly more so because I've spent the remaining $700-$2200 on other things that boost my productivity.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by paulmd on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @09:19PM (#39624393)

> sorry if i burst the bubble a little

Pfft. Okay. I wonder if there’s a name for this kind of reaction, “door slamming”?

Normally it behooves you to be in the right when you do it.

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