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Windows Laptop Makers 'Worried' About New MacBook Air Impacting Sales
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This is the perfect time to market a new gen of M2 MBA's to the detriment of windows based low end laptops mostly effecting on the fence (MacOS vs Windows) or new buyers of laptops.
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Nobody (or nearly nobody) selects a Windows - Intel machine for the performance of its CPU and the quality of its operating system. They choose it because it supports their software, or because the rest of the company already uses these, or because they can remote control these PCs the way they want to. And this did not change with a new MacBook Air, be it a superb machine with extraordinary performances.
- Maybe it's the best OS for you, but we cannot say is the best OS for everyone. Personally I use macOS and Windows everyday and both have their good and bad things.
- Best hardware depends in what you need. The are some Apple devices that are better than Windows devices and viceversa. All depends in what you need. And software integration between Apple devices is the best, but I can say the same for MS integration with their enterprise ecosystem and gaming ecosystem.
- Privacy, it could be. Security built in, I can find Windows devices with built-in security mechanisms, like devices with the Pluton processor.
- Agree, Apple has an excellent integration with their devices.
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Yes, sourced from Digitimes, which is usually met by this crowd with much pessimism and disbelief unless the story is very pro-Apple... at which time they seem to get a big promotion to reliable source.
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I never thought Intel chips were slouches until I got an M1 mini. I can't imagine what the M2 is bringing to the table.
I went from a 2019 i9 MBP 16 to a M1Max MBP 16 and ended up having to spend $1500 on a Legion Pro gaming laptop so I can still game on the road. If my M1Max could play all the games like my 3070 laptop can, then I wouldn't be lugging an extra 8 lbs when traveling.
Have you seen exploding Dell laptops? My work IT department have kind of firesafes where they put in all the bulging batteries. It guys told me that they get half a dozen every week at my location (200-300 People). Might have changed but that was bad.
New buyers are definitely the most critical concern for them. Because, every macOS laptop sold is potentially locking out a future non-macOS sale. And, that macOS sale could potentially lead to several additional indirect sales (their friends and family). Apple’s sales may never beat other company’s laptops, but Apple may end up in a position, like with Android, where they’re making a large amount of the profits in that market segment.
Personally, a bigger concern for them should be the iPad, which is currently selling better than ALL the laptops each other vendor makes, not just the “over $999” market.
I can relate. All my tech calls with my sister involved me driving 100 miles to her house, fixing the issue and getting a free dinner as payment. Switched her to an iPad and all I've had to do since is explain how to do a hard restart.
For just consumption with a bit of social media customers the iPad is all they need.
You'd think that if people just want to go online and browse the internet, YouTube videos, social media, email, etc., they'd get a tablet or Chromebook and call it a day. Granted I've known some who do do this on Windows and MacOS. More amusing is when they don't use the platform's strengths, like Windows being great for gaming and upgrades, and MacOS for creative types (and they even spend a lot of time on Facebook. So much for privacy!), but, that's the casual user for you!
My guess is that it will. Apple probably is having difficulty sourcing 128GB chips and is using a single 256GB chip in the base model. The Air's target market is probably less concerned about SSD speeds than the 14" Pro market.
iPad Pro is truly the definition of personal computing in the modern age. There's nothing like iPad, and it is the future of the Mac.
I wish Intel would make their own version of the M series so PC gaming can hurry up and transition to ARM. Would be great to have a powerful gaming laptop that runs silently and would be even greater if al the great PC games could be ported to Apple's ARM chips.
Zero. No professional will switch to M1 laptop if it does not run Windows period.
LOL Intel hasn't got a clue where to start to even begin competing with the M series. I can see them becoming another services company in a few years (IBM) and completely abandon their current failing business.
Well as long as PC's can drive more than one external display in a laptop that costs less than $1,800-$2,000.... I think PC's have a GREAT differentiator. M1/M2 can't touch that....well unless you like a hacky DisplayLink solution.
New XPS+ configured for $1200 with IrisXe integrated graphics can run 3 4K displays.... but Apple needs $2900 for their BEST laptop processor M1 Max to accomplish that feat.
New XPS+ configured for $1200 with IrisXe integrated graphics can run 3 4K displays.... but Apple needs $2900 for their BEST laptop processor M1 Max to accomplish that feat.
1500 is high end for regular people. It might not be to you if you like computers, but the majority of people just want a computer that does the job. To them 1500 is a lot of money when you compare it to the $200-500 laptops. Apple doesn’t sell low end computers.
PC makers used to worry about the Macbook Air. They still worry, but they used to, too.
M1 runs Windows great in Parallels. The question is whether the application you need to use runs on a SoC computer.
This is great news for Apple gaining share of laptop market if true.
Nope. What runs in Parallels is ARM Windows, which is useless for professionals. All professional apps require Windows x86. UTM (QEMU) runs some form of emulation, but it is so sluggish that I would consider it non-working.