This mostly just shows you how far behind the M1 (which came out 5 years ago) all the non Apple laptops are.

blazingbanana 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Was never really into Apple hardware (mainly the price), however I recently got an M1 Mac Mini and an iPhone for app development, and the inference speed for as you say, a 5 year old chip is actually crazy.

If they made the M series fully open for Linux (I know Asahi is working away) I probably would never buy another non-M series processor again.

	▲	dpedu 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I got an M1 Mac Mini somewhat recently as well, to replace my ~2012 Mac Mini that I use as a media center PC. And frankly, it's overkill. Used ones can be had for $200-$300 USD, lower side with cosmetic damage. An absolute steal, IMO.

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jeffbee 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You can still get an M1 Macbook Air at retail for $599 ($300 for refurbs), which is a Chromebook price for a laptop that is better in pretty much every respect than any Chromebook.

	▲	nyarlathotep_ 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		https://slickdeals.net/f/19004236-select-micro-center-stores... MicroCenter has(had? OOS near me) M4 Minis for $400! A remarkable bargain, even more so considering the recent hardware price hikes.