For me, I see:
- No OLED screen
- Limited RAM
- No ECC option
- Fixed NVMe of a small size
- Can't have more than 1 NVMe for raid1
- No amd64 core for legacy software
It has advantages for some people, but not for me.
- No OLED screen
- Limited RAM
- No ECC option
- Fixed NVMe of a small size
- Can't have more than 1 NVMe for raid1
- No amd64 core for legacy software
It has advantages for some people, but not for me.
What can I say, I have a refined palate for exquisite computers!
(but I'm surprised that on Hacker News of all places, my tastes are considered exotic!)
At the moment I have a thinkpad P1 Gen 3 as my main computer (Xeon, 64Gb of ECC, multiple 2Tb NVMe in RAID, OLED...) but I'll ditch it in a second if I can get an AMD equivalent (and preferably 128G of ECC).
I've tried a mac (because I like to keep my options opened) but I have found the trackpad to be only slightly better (mostly bigger), while the lack of trackpoint ("eraserhead") was painful
It would be pretty amazing if that was available on Macs, but honestly, the touchpad is good enough that it's probably not needed (unlike most other laptops).
People keep saying this but somehow the rest of the world manages to use their touchpads just fine.
Just a little different from the apple ones I use but really quite usable.
Trouble with PCs is you're comparing Apple kit with anything from cheap consumer gear by Asus, Dell, and HP with hilarious results.
Whilst they're all running similar chipsets the materials used are all very different.
If fact do any laptops have the glassy feel of Mac trackpads?
I know if I were going from my Lenovo and using a Mac, I'd have very negative feelings about the Mac, until I had three months continuous usage under my belt.
And Apple has Rosetta 2 translation which is extremely good and many applications beat Intel performance even when running translated. Having an Intel core would have defeated the cost and performance benefits of M1 and would make the cooling, power supply, etc. more expensive and larger.
Not as an optional core that could be powered on when necessary.
I'm flexible on every requirement but OLED for my non travel laptop.
No OLED = won't buy.
Also I have worldwide next day onsite warranty (the #1 reason I like Lenovo!), so if or when somethings becomes a problem, it will be solved quickly without even going to a repairshop let alone leaving my laptop there!!
OLED is great yeah.
I've checked recently with a pixelcheck tool and I couldn't see any alteration, but we'll see in a year or two!
The moment that microLED displays start hitting the market however I will be buying them. All of the advantages of OLED without the drawbacks. Until then it’s IPS/VA for me.