popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square247linkfedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down133
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minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months 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-down5·2 months 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-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoIsn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU macbook ?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 months 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-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoHow much does each USB port cost per device?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 months 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-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoHow about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months ago How about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard? 10 dollars and that’s retail, not manufacturing cost.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoHow much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display? (Same specs too, dont cheap out)
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 macbook ?
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.
How much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display? (Same specs too, dont cheap out)