1) The hardware is first class. Everything is back where it should be and improved. You can't get hardware like this anywhere else. 2) It is extremely fast. Nothing ever slows down. I can't figure out anything to throw at this thing that will turn on the fan even. 3) It just works. No drama. This is very valuable if your real value is writing code and not doing sys admin.
I suspect if my Windows laptop was closer to the other devices it would be slower, but Linux just feels so much faster than macOS in actual tasks. The interactions are so much "snappier", whereas with macOS most interactions feel like a chore (I think it's the animations).
But agreed, the interface is not as snappy as windows and Linux.
- have an insanely long battery life
- stay completely silent
- have excellent performance
The other laptops which can theoretically beat the MBP at some tasks utterly fail at being silent or having long battery life under load.
And the other silent laptops (chromebook maybe) can’t manage heavy workloads.
So it is very unique in the laptop space.
I adore the Framework but I really wish there was a REAL non-Apple competitor in the laptop space. The M1 is just _so_ quiet and fast, I really have to try hard to get the fan to spin up. Can't really speak for battery life since it never leaves my desk where it's plugged in haha.
It's a shame I despise macOS so much or else I'd use this work laptop for personal stuff more often.
That's better than many x86 laptops in full-on sleep mode. With the OS running.
People underestimate just how good modern power management can get when the vendor cares.