A Notebookcheck analysis of the performance and efficiency of the new Apple M3 SoC, Apple's first 3nm chip, in comparison with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm.
The base prices are not bad at all. The MB Pro M1 Max that I use as my main machine is the best laptop I’ve ever owned. Solid, extremely good battery life and can run just about anything.
The prices to expand your storage are bad though (memory isn’t good either, but at least that’s on-chip instead of storage, something that should be able to be replaced).
because that’s 1099 for 8 gigs of RAM which is not enough now for my usage. minimum 16-32, realistically you’re looking at spending about 2k for a lightweight productivity laptop (which is crazy). i love apple devices i’m just priced out and i’m a developer so it’s extremely baffling.
I’m not an Apple fan by any stretch, I don’t own a single apple product but I do have a company issued M2 MacBook and it’s pretty crazy. The battery just lasts and lasts to the point where I use it like a phone, I do what I need and plug it in at the end of day and usually have 30-50% left. It’s blazing fast, I’ve not once experienced any slowdown, crashing or anything and I use some heavy internal tools (tech company). They are really great machines and workhorses. Before that I had an Intel MacBook for 5 years (also work) and the battery was miserable and the fans would blow non-stop, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the fans on the M2
honestly the price point is just bananas
The base prices are not bad at all. The MB Pro M1 Max that I use as my main machine is the best laptop I’ve ever owned. Solid, extremely good battery life and can run just about anything.
The prices to expand your storage are bad though (memory isn’t good either, but at least that’s on-chip instead of storage, something that should be able to be replaced).
Why? It will be put later in MacBook Air, which starts at $1099 for 13" model, and in iPad Pro, which starts at $899 for 11" model.
because that’s 1099 for 8 gigs of RAM which is not enough now for my usage. minimum 16-32, realistically you’re looking at spending about 2k for a lightweight productivity laptop (which is crazy). i love apple devices i’m just priced out and i’m a developer so it’s extremely baffling.
I’m not an Apple fan by any stretch, I don’t own a single apple product but I do have a company issued M2 MacBook and it’s pretty crazy. The battery just lasts and lasts to the point where I use it like a phone, I do what I need and plug it in at the end of day and usually have 30-50% left. It’s blazing fast, I’ve not once experienced any slowdown, crashing or anything and I use some heavy internal tools (tech company). They are really great machines and workhorses. Before that I had an Intel MacBook for 5 years (also work) and the battery was miserable and the fans would blow non-stop, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the fans on the M2