Current Events > whats the current top of the line laptop? i need to upgrade

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the new apple macbook?

microsoft surface?
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That depends a lot on what you want it to do. The M1 Macbooks are pretty much unrivaled when it comes to their combination of size, power, battery life, noise levels, and low temperatures. And if you need to do certain types of professional work like photo or video editing the new Macbook Pros outclass even most desktop computers.

But they can't run Windows natively, only the ARM version of Windows through a virtual machine. I definitely wouldn't buy one if gaming is a major priority. And you also need to check and make sure all the programs you want to run will work on it. While the new Macbooks have excellent x86 emulation, not every program works perfectly.

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Son Of Spam posted...

That depends a lot on what you want it to do. The M1 Macbooks are pretty much unrivaled when it comes to their combination of size, power, battery life, noise levels, and low temperatures. And if you need to do certain types of professional work like photo or video editing the new Macbook Pros outclass even most desktop computers.

But they can't run Windows natively, only the ARM version of Windows through a virtual machine. I definitely wouldn't buy one if gaming is a major priority. And you also need to check and make sure all the programs you want to run will work on it. While the new Macbooks have excellent x86 emulation, not every program works perfectly.

i don't need it for gaming
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No_U_L7 posted...

i don't need it for gaming

What particular features do you need and how do you plan to use it? And what would you be upgrading from? Are you okay with MacOS? If you are then I'd say you won't find a better computer, especially at its price range.

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Chances are you do not need top-of-the-line, and will save yourself A LOT of money by aiming a little bit lower.

Further to this, if you genuinely do need top-of-the-line, you'd either already know what it is, or have a better source of advice than CE for finding out.

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i have it narrowed down to the microsoft surface 4 15" or apple macbook pro 16". leaning surface, it's cheaper and the size is the sweet spot. the downside is less ports, but i can get a port hub
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