Comments like this are funny. I don't recall anyone saying this ever since Steve Jobs ran to Intel for better CPUs... what changed?
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Intel Launches Heavily Biased 'PC vs. Mac' Comparison Website
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How old is this laptop? Most Wintel machines do support bluetooth and build in wireless for quite some time now, except on the very low end and even then its rare as even chromebooks have built in wireless.
Lost respect for him? You realize he's an actor though, right? He's PLAYING a role, just like he did in the Mac commercials.
This is intel's marketing not intel the company.
I don't agree at all with them but it's their message they chose to have - I actually ordered an AMD 5800X for my PC because I can't stand anymore the low performance CPUs they made last iteration.
Nevertheless, engineers at intel are very smart people and with their new CEO, I am sure as well as hoping to see new products on the market from their side.
I love Apple products but I pray they have stronger competition otherwise they will keep these insane prices they are having right now.
Someone needs to force Apple to lower their products on the shelf - and that cannot happen with mediocre things.
So - commercial - a waste of money and time.
Intel - I expect next year great things from them.
I will still buy Apple products - I just hope they get cheaper a tad
I don't agree at all with them but it's their message they chose to have - I actually ordered an AMD 5800X for my PC because I can't stand anymore the low performance CPUs they made last iteration.
Nevertheless, engineers at intel are very smart people and with their new CEO, I am sure as well as hoping to see new products on the market from their side.
I love Apple products but I pray they have stronger competition otherwise they will keep these insane prices they are having right now.
Someone needs to force Apple to lower their products on the shelf - and that cannot happen with mediocre things.
So - commercial - a waste of money and time.
Intel - I expect next year great things from them.
I will still buy Apple products - I just hope they get cheaper a tad
Yeah, the Mac vs PC ads were infuriatingly over-simplified for techies but made sense for regular people and were usually accurate (just imprecise) in what they were conveying.
Like sure, if you're an expert, your PC won't end up bloated, full of viruses, and without backups. But back then, that was the reality for many people. And even experts get sick of maintaining things.
What didn't change. . . Intel. Their processors didn't progress as fast as they should have. I have an I7 gaming rig that is 5+ years old and keeps up with just about everything, no need to really upgrade.
In the banner image Justin is holding an Acer. Seriously Intel? Of all the top quality PC brands you could use you chose Acer? Amazing.
For some context, Acer branded computers were the ones myself and a few friends had growing up and they were AWFUL. I have zero good things to say about that company. Maybe in the last few years they've turned it around and make some great stuff now, but there shoddy machines were part of the factors that eventually led me to purchase my first iMac.
For some context, Acer branded computers were the ones myself and a few friends had growing up and they were AWFUL. I have zero good things to say about that company. Maybe in the last few years they've turned it around and make some great stuff now, but there shoddy machines were part of the factors that eventually led me to purchase my first iMac.
Despite a few thinking I'm always anti Apple and/or Pro Intel (which I'm not)
I really don't think any of this from Intel is a good idea.
Intel. You have sad on your butt's for so many years now, drip feeding tiny updates for a decade or more.
You had no competition, and did almost nothing worthwhile.
Now you are going to pay the price.
I just wish Microsoft/Google/AMD etc could come up with a similar powerful ARM chip for PC users.
I really don't think any of this from Intel is a good idea.
Intel. You have sad on your butt's for so many years now, drip feeding tiny updates for a decade or more.
You had no competition, and did almost nothing worthwhile.
Now you are going to pay the price.
I just wish Microsoft/Google/AMD etc could come up with a similar powerful ARM chip for PC users.
Around these parts, few were complaining about that until AS was announced. Intel has been behind AMD for the past 5 or so years.
There's some stuff that works better on Intel (and Windows). Printer drivers for example offer more features on Windows. And you can usually barely "manage" the printer on macOS. Even worse for scanning etc and really anything that needs to interface with hardware directly.
And of course, if you need to run x86-VMs.
But how many people actually need that?
The truth is that many, many people don't. They would probably be better off with just a Macbook Air.
And of course, if you need to run x86-VMs.
But how many people actually need that?
The truth is that many, many people don't. They would probably be better off with just a Macbook Air.
Seems like Intel partners are feeling it also. Microsoft, ASUS, and so on. It reminds me too much of the MS store.
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This is just BS.
The real problem I would complain is lack of sd cards slot and ports, and the flatten ugly UI, both of which were not mentioned there
The real problem I would complain is lack of sd cards slot and ports, and the flatten ugly UI, both of which were not mentioned there
Maybe spur Apple at WWDC to show off the M1 based products playing games a bit more? Not like you can't show off the same on even the M1 based MacBook Air.
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So in other words, you can get this with the average Windows laptop:
As part of its barrage of attacks against M1 Macs, Intel this week launched a "PC vs. Mac" website that's biased heavily in favor of PC machines that are equipped with Intel chips and that makes questionable claims about Apple's M1 Mac lineup.
Intel's website says that Apple's M1 Mac benchmarks don't "translate to real-world usage" and that when compared to PCs with 11th-Generation Intel chips, M1 MacBook features "just don't stack up."
Intel positions PCs as more "personalized" to fit a user's "specific hardware and software needs," while the M1 Macs offer "limited" device support, games, and creation applications. "The bottom line is a PC offers users a choice, something that users don't get with a Mac," reads the website.
PCs offer a "complete touch screen" instead of the "constrained Mac Touch Bar," along with "2 for 1 Form Factor options" while Apple makes customers pay for "multiple devices and gear." The website highlights specific software like AI-based content creation tools from Topaz Labs that are allegedly faster on 11th-generation Intel Core chips, and faster Chrome performance.Intel this week launched a major anti-Apple silicon ad campaign targeting the M1 Macs. A series of ads released on YouTube star former "I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long extolling the benefits of Intel-based PC machines.
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- Ugly plastic, cheap feeling devices that weigh 5 lbs.
- A gimmicky touch screen feature.
- An integrated graphics chip that can't run any intensive software well.
- Viruses left and right.
- Battery life that's less than 1/2 of the M1 Macs.
- Speed that's about 1/3 of the M1 Macs
- Software that doesn't integrate well with phones, laptops, and other devices.
Being biased doesn’t mean their points are wrong, it has to do with the fact that they’re pointing out the differences that favor them. Apple’s Mac vs PC campaign was biased too, all marketing is.
Intel CPUs as sloppy as their Marketing team:
"A PC is compatible with most of the popular apps and plug-ins—especially in music creation such as Abelton and Serato."
"A PC is compatible with most of the popular apps and plug-ins—especially in music creation such as Abelton and Serato."
LOL. Fan boys have short memories, or selective amnesia. Apple did the exact same thing back in 2006.
Exactly.
Last time I traveled to an all inclusive in the Caribbean, the recommendation was to remain in the resort area due to crime and other issues.
I stayed inside the walls. I was there to relax, not get mugged.
I've got a 4790K and it still performs. Gaming isn't very CPU dependant anyway. However, compressing 1080p videos in Handbrake on the 4790k is... slow, by todays standards. I want to upgrade since I run a Hackintosh, but I'm waiting to see if Rocket Lake CPUs will be compatible and maybe Alder Lake.
I have thought about going Ryzentosh... AMD's processors are amazing.
Agreed but the difference is sex; even if the MacBook of the iMac wasn't as capable as PC's in those days, Apple's computers were sexy.
Intel is as sexy as a rotten banana peel.
I do hope they spring back; a market where there's no competition is a sad one.