I'd like some views from Macbook users.
I have never owned a Mac, not because I have any particular attachment to Windows, but because generally I have found the balance between price and features to fall decisively on the side of "Wintel". Until this year I had a bit of software that wasn't available on Mac, so that made the decision easy.
However, I will be coming to replace my laptop soon. I have a decent Dell, but it is quite unreliable (2 engineer visits so far, and I've only had it a year) and I am disappointed with the performance. It has a good spec on paper, but that seems to be throttled back to preserve battery life (which is mediocre either way). I was previously a dedicated Surface user, but I had some reliability issues with those, and they get very pricey very quickly if you want performance.
What I want is ultra portable oomph, and lots of it. It is for work, and there will be sufficient budget to go top end if it is worth it.
I have done some research, and it seems to me that since Apple silicon was introduced, there just isn't a Windows based laptop that can match its balance of very high performance and portability. Is that a fair assessment? I can live with the lack of a touchscreen, which seems to be the main drawback that I can see.
If so, should I wait for M4 Macbooks to hit the shelves? Or will there be a point where I can pick up an M3 relatively inexpensively?
I have never owned a Mac, not because I have any particular attachment to Windows, but because generally I have found the balance between price and features to fall decisively on the side of "Wintel". Until this year I had a bit of software that wasn't available on Mac, so that made the decision easy.
However, I will be coming to replace my laptop soon. I have a decent Dell, but it is quite unreliable (2 engineer visits so far, and I've only had it a year) and I am disappointed with the performance. It has a good spec on paper, but that seems to be throttled back to preserve battery life (which is mediocre either way). I was previously a dedicated Surface user, but I had some reliability issues with those, and they get very pricey very quickly if you want performance.
What I want is ultra portable oomph, and lots of it. It is for work, and there will be sufficient budget to go top end if it is worth it.
I have done some research, and it seems to me that since Apple silicon was introduced, there just isn't a Windows based laptop that can match its balance of very high performance and portability. Is that a fair assessment? I can live with the lack of a touchscreen, which seems to be the main drawback that I can see.
If so, should I wait for M4 Macbooks to hit the shelves? Or will there be a point where I can pick up an M3 relatively inexpensively?
