> If you believe the latest M3 does not perform better than machines you’ve used in the 80s

That wasn't what I was trying to say, I apologize, I should have been clearer. What I intended to say was that I've been using various, many computers since the 1980's so I have a wide and deep sampling of experiences with them and to that end...the M3 did NOT feel to me like it performed better. Regardless the benchmarks, I know how the machine should feel and I know M3 did not feel any better than any other machine I've used (and that is a lot of laptops).