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Pisses me off that they charge 200 dollars for an extra 8gb of ram but I want a laptop with a good screen and processing power

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

What mine (m1 pro, 16gb ram, has fans) is good at:

  • Very low power usage and exceptionally long battery life
  • Screen is above and beyond what a laptop needs
  • generally fast and can manage cpu-heavy games and video transcoding

What it’s bad at

  • ever being able to upgrade
  • some functionality requires third-party apps or terminal knowledge
  • not all programs have an Apple silicon version and need the translation layer
  • virtualization is inconsistent and unpredictable

They’re cool devices. I’ve been a longtime laptop hater but I’m happy with mine. Yes you do need the 16gb ram upgrade that they will rip you off for. Get a pro model if you think you’ll need active cooling, but my fans rarely turn on.