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1 HN user recommended this in 2019, in 2 comments.
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Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
1 HN user recommended this in 2019, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Ok, here's something 4K with same or better other specs compared to mine, at $1000. https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Touchscreen-i7-7700HQ-GeForc...
I've used the trackpad and looked at the screens of MBPs and it was nothing special. Didn't even realize the resolution was more than normal 1080p at the time. Battery life/speakers/microphone/trackpad are fine on mine. I don't see how you could think aesthetics are important enough to skimp out on power.
To put the markup into more concrete terms, here's a sample Windows laptop I quickly found around $1000 (the Prime price, normal price is apparently $1400). [0] I'll compare it to the cheapest MBP at $1300. [1]
I wish HN markdown had tables.
15.6" 3840 x 2160 vs 13.3" 2560x1600
i7-7700 vs unspecified i5
16GB RAM vs 8GB RAM
GTX 1050 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
256GB SSD+1TB HDD vs 256GB SSD ($800 upcharge for a 1TB SSD on the MBP when in reality a 1TB SSD costs $100)
Numpad and usb-A ports, HDMI vs no numpad and usb-c only (no ethernet on either but I didn't look very hard to find this listing)
And some have an affinity for Mac OS (I don't understand it at all) but on the Windows one you'll be able to easily run any game you want and have a much broader software catalog to choose from in general.
0: https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Touchscreen-i7-7700HQ-GeForc...
1: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/13-inch-space...