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Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When compared to other professional level laptops the macbooks do put up a good fight. They have really high quality displays which accounts for some of the cost and of course compared to a commercial grade laptop like a thinkpad the prices get a lot closer(when they arent on sale like thinkpads frequently do).

That said even then the m1 macbook is over a thousand dollars after tax and that gets you just 256GB of storage and 8GB of ram. Theyre annoyingly not as easy to find as intel offerings but you can find modern ryzen laptops that can still give you into the teens of screen on time for less with way more ram and storage space. The m1 is still the better chip in terms of power per watt and battery life overall, but then getting the ram and storage up to spec can make it $700 more than a consumer grade ryzen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They have really high quality displays which accounts for some of the cost and of course compared to a commercial grade laptop like a thinkpad

Is that important for a professional laptop? I mean, if you use it for work every day, you probably want a screen that is at least 27 inches, preferably two. It should be capable of adjusting its height for better ergonomics.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

If you work in something that involves graphic design or imaging absolutely

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One of the features they highlighted is is the built in display has very similar specs to their 6K 32" professional display (which, by the way, costs more than this laptop). So when you're not working at your desk you'll still have a great display (and why are you buying a laptop unless you occasionally work away from your desk?)

Both have a peak brightness is 1600 nits (a Dell XPS will only do ~600 nits and that's brighter than most laptops).
Both have 100% P3 color gamut (Dell XPS only gets to 90% - so it just can't display some standard colors)
even though it's an LCD, black levels are better than a lot of OLED laptops
contrast is also excellent
120hz refresh rate, which is better than their desktop display (that only runs at 60Hz. Same as the Dell XPS)
245 dpi (again, slightly better than 218 dpi on the desktop display, although you sit further away from a desktop... Dell XPS is 169 dpi)

I love Dell displays, I've got two on my desk. But even the Dell displays that cost thousands of dollars are not as good as Apple displays.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree with that. I think there are cheaper laptops, where you can spend less to get less. Not everyone needs a metal body and all day battery life.