popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down115
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minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 hours ago Similar iPads also come with a lot less ports, no physical keyboard, no aluminum clamshell protection, and a shittier OS. If you honestly think these justify the crap CPU, you’re absolutely out of touch with reality.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoPlease enlighten me then, if you don’t mind. Are there some good benchmarks out there that show the Inadequacies of the A18 chip?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours ago Please enlighten me then, if you don’t mind. Are there some good benchmarks out there that show the Inadequacies of the A18 chip? I found several after only 30 seconds of googling, including Apple fans’ favorite benchmark: Geekbench multicore where the A18 is about 40% slower.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoIsn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours ago Isn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU macbook ? It’s 100% the same price as another portable M4 computer sold by Apple
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHow much does each USB port cost per device?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours ago How much does each USB port cost per device? A 5-pack of USB C ports costs about one dollar on Aliexpress.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoHow about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours ago How about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard? 10 dollars and that’s retail, not manufacturing cost.
If you honestly think these justify the crap CPU, you’re absolutely out of touch with reality.
Please enlighten me then, if you don’t mind. Are there some good benchmarks out there that show the Inadequacies of the A18 chip?
I found several after only 30 seconds of googling, including Apple fans’ favorite benchmark: Geekbench multicore where the A18 is about 40% slower.
Isn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU?
It’s 100% the same price as another portable M4 computer sold by Apple
How much does each USB port cost per device?
A 5-pack of USB C ports costs about one dollar on Aliexpress.
How about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
10 dollars and that’s retail, not manufacturing cost.