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Never thought I'd see the day where I'd prefer an Apple device over a Windows one. I know they have their own issues, but in terms of ai implementation and security they're miles ahead of MS.
Most of the time, a MacBook is the only logical laptop choice. Gaming laptops mostly suck, either at actual gaming, or at being actual portable laptops. If they aren't portable, just spend less money on a gaming desktop. If they are portable, they suck at gaming, and if they're not MacBooks, the battery life isn't as good and/or they aren't as powerful. The best gaming on laptops is cloud gaming, and that works on MacBooks too.
Apple Intelligence isn't miles ahead of anybody. It's dead last, which is why I like it. I feel like Google and Microsoft are gonna push AI on you whether you want it or not, and that's the point. Your hardware, serving them. Additional power draw, you pay for, so they can make more money (and naturally, not give any back).
My lemming on the internet, the Steam Deck costs less than a third of the price and the most expensive variant is just around half lmao
(Although I think one aspect where that argument for best laptop has holes is the used market for slim x86 devices. Apple Silicon may have advantages in terms of battery life, but software compatibility is still rough AF if you're not an artist or in music production)
I’ve owned the m1 14 inch since it released it was definitely rougher at first but that’s not really true anymore. I’m not even sure I have any x86 applications on it at this point.