Should I wait for the MacBooks with Arm chip?

4 pointsmengibar105y ago2 comments

I have been planning to buy a MacBook Pro laptop. But now I read that Apple is planning to switch to Arm chip. Should I wait for it or take the opportunity to buy one of the last MacBooks with an Intel chip? What are the pros and cons for either choice?

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mlacks5y ago

What are you using the laptop for?

If its web browsing with long battery life, you should just get an iPad Pro with the keyboard attachment. for anything else just buy an Intel Macbook - who knows how long it will be until the ARM Macbook gets released

mengibar10OP5y ago

I am developer, a heavy user running docker containers, IntelliJ, etc. I have been using Macs for a long time and not considering a switch to a Linux or Windows. If I buy a laptop today I will not be buying another one for at least 5 years. So I wanted understand what I lose if I buy another laptop with an Intel chip versus the new Arm based one.

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Should I wait for the MacBooks with Arm chip?

4 pointsmengibar105y ago2 comments

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mlacks5y ago

What are you using the laptop for?

mengibar10OP5y ago

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