I agree. I’ve just sold my x86 laptop to switch to Mac and M3.
I remember hearing about M1 and thinking how that would tank performance metrics, screw over professional users, other misc doom and gloom. However the real world performance articles started coming out and I shifted my opinion on that really quickly.
The battery life metrics alone are stunning. I’ve come to realize how desensitized I’ve become to lugging around a mobile Xeon processor and how hot it gets (and 5 hour battery if I’m lucky), but it’s a far better idea for me to offload the tasks that do require that architecture and power to a server and have a clean and light laptop. It’s an extreme example but my work laptop, also x86, isn’t really that much better despite being marketed as far more portable.
My M1 lasts damn near all day unless I’m rendering. It chews through tasks about as fast as a full desktop, but it’s a fucking laptop. And it’s dead silent.
A comparable device from intel or AMD is twice as thick, and filled with bloat ware.
I agree. I’ve just sold my x86 laptop to switch to Mac and M3.
I remember hearing about M1 and thinking how that would tank performance metrics, screw over professional users, other misc doom and gloom. However the real world performance articles started coming out and I shifted my opinion on that really quickly.
The battery life metrics alone are stunning. I’ve come to realize how desensitized I’ve become to lugging around a mobile Xeon processor and how hot it gets (and 5 hour battery if I’m lucky), but it’s a far better idea for me to offload the tasks that do require that architecture and power to a server and have a clean and light laptop. It’s an extreme example but my work laptop, also x86, isn’t really that much better despite being marketed as far more portable.
My M1 lasts damn near all day unless I’m rendering. It chews through tasks about as fast as a full desktop, but it’s a fucking laptop. And it’s dead silent.
A comparable device from intel or AMD is twice as thick, and filled with bloat ware.