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saltyoldmantoday at 6:05 PM2 repliesview on HN

I think the craziest thing is that a macbook for $599 that's more powerful than nearly anything they had offered a decade ago (except probably ram amount), and even after adjusting for inflation (which is like 35% from 10 years ago) means the price dropped at least $1500 for a comparable. (People may correct me if I'm wrong)


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asdfftoday at 6:21 PM

The ram is the real sticking point honestly. Yes they are more powerful but consider people's use case. My 2012 dual core mbp is still performant for what most people use their computers for: internet, email, office suite, etc. And I shoved 16gb RAM in that thing 10 years ago. I guess they will just swap on the fast ssd so it will be alright.

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lowbloodsugartoday at 6:39 PM

>a decade ago

It's more powerful than my $4000 M1 Max until it heat soaks.