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honestly X86-64 architecture that both Intel and AMD run on is outdated garbage. Apple has the best silicon right now.

Running Linux on a new Macbook would be cool, but i am not into Linux and Apple OS runs neither CAD software i use nor Games i play.

but in terms of computing power per watt Apple silicon ( and Qualcomm Snapdragon X ) beat the shit out of X86-64 regardless of model of Intel or AMD cpu.

Snapdragon X ( even in Elite spec ) is still somewhat of an entry-level CPU while Apple chips range from entry level to high-end - certainly high end by notebook standards.

I would give Snapdragon X a few more years to scale up to higher performance levels but Apple silicon is ready, at least for notebooks.
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Mike Dilger ☑️ 11mo ago

apple is very very good but you are then dependent on a single supplier. RISCV is best performance per watt, but that happens at very low watts... milliwatts.

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Dissident Sound 11mo ago

yeah Apple can add or delete products from line up at will and they have switched CPU architectures in the past as well ( they used to run IBM power PC ) so they definitely can't be relied on.

or rather they can be relied on to produce a great laptop but not anything else and you can't know what CPU the laptop will use either.

apple is for people who need a $4,000 laptop machined from a single slab of aluminum ( oh no sorry, i meant to say "aluminium" ) to answer e-mails from starbucks.

then again we have a 9,000 lbs, 1,000 horsepower Hummer EV so that 5'2" women can have means of getting to their Zumba class two blocks down a suburban road without a single crack in the pavement.