To not end up with a PC laptop, the likes of which haven't been meaningfully redesigned save for spec bumps for 15 years.
Trackpad, speakers, case, thermals, cpu - the lowest end MBA blows the highest end "ultrabook" out of the water.
Trackpad, speakers, case, thermals, cpu - the lowest end MBA blows the highest end "ultrabook" out of the water.
> the lowest end MBA blows the highest end "ultrabook" out of the water
That's untrue
And remember the screen cracks?
I use a laptop because I can move it from one room to another without shutting it down. While it would be nice to not have to plug it more than once a day, I'm fine with a 4-5hours autonomy.
But having more battery life definitely do not beat having functionalities such as external monitor, working internal webcam and sound.
Apple has been consistently terrible at cooling design, the only reason m1/m2 systems don't have thermal issues is because they sidestepped the problem entirely by building a very thermally efficient chip.
I'm not sure yours is the criticism you think it is.
Ultimately, heat is waste, and the less of it you generate, the better. When I said "thermals" I meant chip design, not cooling system design. This is obviously one of the huge benefits of their vertical integration.
Intels mobile CPUs have been, and still are absolute trash.