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0 pointscivilized4y ago0 comments

> General PC makers have a carefree attitude where here is what you want and they will give you the specs and it works however you want. Which means sometimes you will have to deal with managing your own experience.

You can't get whatever you want though. You can't get a machine with remotely the look and feel of a MBP. You have lots and lots of mediocre choices and no really good ones.

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MBCook4y ago

A MBP is one thing. Sometimes there are machines that are in the ballpark. _Nothing_ comes close to the value proposition of the M1 Air.

Obviously you can get PCs that are way cheaper. I found one for $150. Apple can’t touch that.

But for $1000 you get an amazing screen, fantastic performance, unbelievable battery life, and absolutely no moving parts. All in a very light and thin case. You can get some of those qualities but nowhere near all.

All the more amazing given Apple’s legendary margins. PC makers can’t get close despite making less money on each unit.

zitterbewegung4y ago

By whatever you want I meant is whatever you choose (like a cellular modem and touchscreen laptop) but I agree with you the look and feel is driven by Apple because they want to preserve margins by having a sense of taste that allows them to still have the Apple tax.

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