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

  • large_goblin [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    15 days 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.