I also know many professionals who have a work computer and just want a personal device for occasional things like personal web browsing/shopping/occasionally watching videos -- things that would be inappropriate on a work computer and inelegant on a phone. These people already basically use their phone for everything -- many of them have never upgraded from their college laptop, which is now obsolete. They'd value a well-built (design, feel, screen) computer but have no performance needs.
replyIt looks like a perfect replacement for my 2011 MBP. I always figured I’d get a Chromebook when it croaked but this is a viable contender
replyA 2011 MBP is likely a better a general purpose PC, those early models had some great engineering. Wait for the reviews and benchmarks but the M1/M2 based MBPs are still great daily drivers.
replyThose old 2011 machines aren't really getting macOS security updates anymore, and compatible apps are dropping; I wouldn't recommend using anything but Linux on them. And even with a non-15-year-old battery, you'll be lucky to get half the battery life of Apple Silicon with a 2nd gen Core i5 CPU.
reply2011 is 15 years ago -- MacOs will not support that device, so it is a real security risk to use online.
replyThis new offering seems comparable to the price of a refurbished M1/M2.
I thought Apple's RAM architecture/speed lets more than 8 GB be addressed, effectively letting it have 50-100% more operating capacity?
replyDoesn't stop it from shitting the bed when you try to run anything like Fusion or Docker
reply> the trackpad will be excellent
replyNope. It is mechanical.
The mechanical trackpad of my 2007 Macbook (the first unibody) is still better than any PC trackpad I've ever used.
replyWhat do you mean, "mechanical"?
replyA mechanical trackpad is like an unpowered treadmill iirc. Sometimes they ship with a gimbal mount so you can scroll more than one direction.
replyThis explicitly says "Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and support for gestures", so at most it's the clicking action that is mechanical (rather than the click being faked with haptic feedback, as it is on the current models)
replyTheir mechanical trackpads were excellent too. It's only their keyboard which they messed entirely up.
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