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What about buying from officeworks? Or is this only coles purchases?
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so, according to tests, the AMD Ryzen 8845HS performs on par with the M3…
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Agreed, would never but a 8gb mac, just not enough, unless you just browsing, but then you can get a tablet for 300 to do that 😆
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Here's a good article https://www.zdnet.com/article/m3-macbook-air-vs-m2-macbook-air/ Just looks like the main improvements are wifi and…
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I'm deciding either between the yoga pro 7 with 8845hs amd chip or the mb air or pro with 16gb/512gb, but the mac is literally twice the…
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this issue still a thing with windows laptops? OMG every windows laptop I ever owned has this issue.…
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mmmm, nice, back to apple then it is I reckon :P
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yeah very hard to find
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even just minecraft? heats up?
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I use a mac for work and it's great, i just can't get myself to spend mac prices, it's a conundrum
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this does really well for ~$1400 Yoga Pro 7 (14", Gen 9) AMD Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 8845HS Processor (3.80 GHz up to 5.10 GHz) Operating…
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Amd sounds like the go, i like the idea of the used m2 pro but it's only 8gb and God knows what you getting when you buy second hand. Love…
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Checking out the ryzen 8845hs, seems really efficient, it's worth a look
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Haha, that's why they want to sell you the applecare insurance thing
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Good to hear, i did consider the m3 air, but heard it gets a bit overheated running a simple game? Can you give it a go? but they must know…
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I'll try for a latest gen amd and compare power efficiencies, this might be the way, lenovo have some great amd options and really good…
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This may be the answer, ryzen kicks ass, and you right, they much more efficient than the intels
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Also true, i got some electronics experience, is it possible to open it up and put in a new ssd? I'll see if there's a YouTube for that.
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That is true
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Nothing crazy to be honest, general computing with the odd bit of software dev learning and maybe a game now and again. My main gripes with…
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Haha, i need one now lol, can always sell it and upgrade later. I'm thinking even an m1 pro, can get one for about 1k. Internet is still…
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There are some m1/m2 airs around, but i really like that the pro has the cooling, else i see you can just buy a new m3 air from education…
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Right, good to know, i didn't know they had those variants in the m2. This must be the macbook pro with m2 yes
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Good point's
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I like Windows or Mac, no preference, comfortable with both. I have license for stuff already that can run on either Mac or Windows
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Yeah, true, just can't afford a new m3 pro with 16gb though, they over 3k for that sweet spot 18gb m3 pro. I'll keep trawling for s second…
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There's a pro m2 pro? I think it's just the 8gb macbook pro m2. Im thinking the same. I've had 3 windows laptops now and they are awful…
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grantn posted a forum topic MacBook Pro M2 8GB/512GB Vs 16GB Lenovo/Windows Laptop
Hi all, what you guys think? I can get a m2 pro with 8gb ram 512gb SSD for around 1400 bucks second hand. Or... Go for a brand new Lenovo…
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