Ask HN: What laptop computer do you currently use? Not using this to look for recommendations, but more of a survey of what HN users like to use. I made an ask post like this in 2019 and I'm sort of curious to how things have changed over the years: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20857818 Maybe follow a template like this? Laptop model: CPU: RAM: Screen: Personal comments: |
CPU: Apple M1
RAM: 8192MiB
Screen: 13,3-inch (2560×1600, virtual 1440×900)
Personal comments: bought just to try out how well Arm can perform in a laptop. Love the hardware, not so much macOS. I try out Asahi from time to time and it's getting better each time – hopefully next time I can finally make a switch completely.
I also miss my ThinkPad's keyboard :-(
The keyboard feels fine, but I definitely preferred the ThinkPad T480 or P51 keyboard over this one. Perhaps the best laptop keyboards I've used to date.
But that Intel Air was the worst Mac I've ever owned. It was truly a piece of shit that I hated every second with. I7 with 16GB of RAM and the fan was on constantly. Was like working with a hairdryer going (and I wasn't pushing it any harder than the Air I had before, which was mostly silent).
The M2 Pro is an absolute breath of fresh air. Silent, everything just works and works quickly. It's feels like when I first moved from PCs to Macs.
I read somewhere that intel could not built chips with smaller nm process and to meet their performance requirements w/ apple they just shoveled more cores or boosted clock.
I had an air w/ m2 before I managed to drown it. That was an insanely fantastic machine. For it's money, for a full-stack web dev it was right in the spot. Even running linux x64_86 VM's was quite good.
I only wish macs were waterproof :-D
Running Ubuntu. They start as 8GB but there's an extra ram slot and I put a 16GB stick in, which helps a little but not as much as upgrading to an SSD did. It's got a 2.5 bay and also an m.2 slot, really cool upgradability.
Currently using a Logitech M650U Bluetooth mouse with it.
Sadly the back is textured, which seems crazy to not be compatible with stickers.
Apple silicon is really good, like really good. I don't think you can find a better laptop cpu right now. They are very polished machines and will be good for many years
I've been using the Immersed App with the Quest 3 until my Visor arrives. The M2 doesn't even flinch
cpu
* SL9400 1,86 Ghz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB, 17W TDP
ram
* 8 GB
display
* 12" 1440x900 with LED-backlight
storage
* 1 TB crucial mx500 sata ssd
source
* https://thinkwiki.de/X200#X200s
ps. i'm using a PC for "serious" work ...
2021 14" mac m1 pro at work