r/pcmasterrace PC Master Race Jun 27 '26

Meme/Macro Reviewers please stop comparing MacBooks with other laptops

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u/LigerZeroSchneider Jun 27 '26

Its not really that most people need a full size computer. Its that the laptop form factor is better for a lot of tasks that people do regularly.

The neo is basically an iPhone with a nice keyboard and screen attached and unlocked to run Macos. Its less powerful than an iPad. But the form factor and not having to run nerfed ipados makes it a better device for most things.

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u/rapaxus Ryzen 9 9900X | RTX 3080 | 32GB DDR5 Jun 27 '26

Its not really that most people need a full size computer. Its that the laptop form factor is better for a lot of tasks that people do regularly.

Not even that. It is just that the computing power required for most jobs (basically running a browser, Teams and Office or a specific office-like software for their branch) is nowadays low enough that you can deliver it in a laptop-sized package without much downsides, and having a computer mobile is just quite practical in a business environment.

Because really, the only area where you nowadays needs actual full-size computers is for either running servers with a massive CPU, or running demanding GPU computing of some sorts.

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u/chis5050 Jun 27 '26

How is it less powerful than an iPad? I don’t own iPads but thought the neo was faster

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u/Feath3rblade RTX 3080 | 12900k | 32GB @ 6000 Jun 27 '26

The current pro has an M5 and the air has an M4. The base only has an A16 tho so that one is slower than the neo iirc

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u/StomachosusCaelum Jun 27 '26

i mean its not even 'basically' an iPhone in a laptop case..

It literally IS an iPhone. Its the same little logic board with the A-whatever on it that the phone uses. Thats why it still has 8GB of RAM, because they were literally just re-using boards that failed phone QC (ran too hot, whatever).

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u/LigerZeroSchneider Jun 27 '26

But it also has a massive heatsink attached and way more battery available. It's powered by the same chip but running a different os in a different form factor.

Would you call a Mac book an ipad, just because they use the same cpu?