It’s crazy that Apple is producing hardware that I would want now. Where’s the equivalent thinkpad??
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did anything new happen with the framesork situation? i know this prolly isn’t the place to ask but the post reminded me of laptops
Like it or not, Apple makes great hardware, especially now. They are evil though, and their software is definitely in decline. But the hardware is great.
From what I’ve heard, there are AMD laptop chips with better multi-core performance, although worse single-core. Other than the spec bump, this is pretty much the same as the M4 laptops.
Basically if you like macOS (and only macOS since Linux will probably take half a decade to show up given the current rate of Asahi Linux support with newer chips) and specifically need more perf for whatever reason (especially for AI), it’s a nice upgrade.
These have way better battery life though, right?
They have better battery life than most laptops, but it also strongly depends on what configuration you use and what you’re doing. For instance, my M1 Max laptop has never hit its stated battery life and frankly is pretty close to my AMD laptop (when its battery wasn’t half dead). The AMD laptop is admittedly heavier though.
AFAIK they’re about the same as the M4 in terms of battery life. If you look at their marketing, their battery life improvements are based on their Intel and M1 laptops (whose owners they seem to be targeting for upgrades).
Where’s the equivalent thinkpad??
Probably the T14s Snapdragon version? It claims multi-day battery life and is based on ARM like the M-series Apple laptops.
I, personally, am hoping we see an ARM Framework laptop by the time I need a replacement.
Oh thanks I didn’t know about it!
