The A18’s multi-core score approximately rivals the original M1 chip from 2020, of which many people still use to this day with adequate performance characteristics.
Bro, people still use Intel-based MacBooks!
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Mid-2015 MBP with an i5 and 8 GB RAM checking in, I have loved this poor machine to death and use it daily for coding and hobby game dev, but it is finally time to upgrade. I’m planning on getting a very spec’d out 16 inch of whatever comes out in the fall.
Work got me a 16 inch with an M4 Pro and I love it so much.
They splurge on that antiglare? Only thing pretty much on my wish-it-had for my older Apple silicon MBP.
Sadly no, but I use it closed and attached to a dock 90% of the time, so it doesn’t bug me too much
Ah there you go!
Fancy dock? (I settle for a little hub)
My daughter is using my 2018 MacBook Air.
The cynic in me directly thought of how this could be a way for Apple to force the Mac App Store on these machines. Granted it is based on a fear, not grounded on something.
M1 performance with (hopefully) 16 gigs of ram? Yeah that's the perfect computer for a "normal" person who just wants to browse the web on something other than a phone or tablet.
Honestly I just wish these machines had better display scaling options. I'd really like a "looks like 1080p" (ish) option for when I'm out and about and need to remote desktop into my PC at home for work stuff. Currently I use an el cheapo ThinkPad for that.
How often has this person’s predictions been correct?