[FredPret]

Equivalent hardware. $500 does not buy you a Mac Air level laptop.

And I am talking about power users, not the hypothetical grandma. Although grandma is ALSO better served by a Macbook.

[math_dandy]

Regarding hardware for grandma, you misspelled iPad.

[runjake]

+1 and it's very hard for Grandma's iPad to accrue malware, which is a welcome change.

[FredPret]

Correct, grandma should use an iPad. Big screen, big fonts, plays Wordle, does Facetime, doesn't even have a terminal.

I love my iPad for video and games like chess. Even some people who draw like theirs for that.