[solomatov]

Not always, if you are connected to a source of electricity and doing something limited by speed performance is critical.

For me, Desktop use is almost perfect on Apple due to battery life and perf but professional use is much better on Intel/AMD+NVidia. Also you could get much more perf for $ on such machines

[sosborn]

> professional use

I hate this terminology. How would anyone define "professional use"

[solomatov]

Something with intention to make you money and directly related to powerful machine, i.e. writing code, editing videos, images, etc. As opposed to casual use where you plan simple games, browse internet, etc.

[daedalusred]

'plan simple games' so are you counting complex games as professional use in your example?

Let's say I'm a professional researcher for some oil company. My job will primarily consist of browsing the web and writing stuff up, does that make that job not fit into the 'professional' category? You're being paid to browse the web and just report on what you found....

[daedalusred]

I'm a professional that gets paid to do things and a MacBook Pro with M1 Max works perfectly for me. This whole 'professional' thing is absurd and full of holes.