[elxr]

> the latest MacBook

Which one?

Outside the macbook pro 16, almost every other macbook has pretty reasonable competition now. At least hardware wise, and excluding the raw single-thread performance of the SoC.

On the windows laptop side, the zephyrus g14 and g16 (among others) are honestly just as nice as what Apple sells on the high-end. And better in certain ways, like the keyboards.

[zamadatix]

Yes, I have the MacBook Pro 16. I'd probably get an Air over a Zephyrus unless I was into gaming (where x86 and the standard GPU APIs help a lot) though.

I do also have one of those AMD 395 laptops, and I like it for what it is, but I still wouldn't call it as comparable even though it takes a similar architecture to the Apple Silicon devices. Much better than a "normal" laptop for trying to reach that claim though.

[ExoticPearTree]

> Outside the macbook pro 16, almost every other macbook has pretty reasonable competition now.

It depends on how you look at it. I've been a happy Air user since the launch of the M2 air. I did not find any Windows laptop comparable in build quality to match it. Not to mention performance. It is not a bash on Windows per se, but on the hardware manufacturers that make crappy plasticky laptops that bend wildly. And don't get me started on display quality.

[elxr]

The display quality of a 14 inch 1800p oled at 120Hz (asus, lenovo, dell all offer this) is honestly a league above the 60Hz IPS panel the air has had for way too long now.

In response time, vibrance, smoothness, contrast ratio, and even display size at the same overall weight.

This year, you're starting to see tandem oleds too, which are even better than those. Do some more research, and don't just blindly regurgitate statements. Display quality?? That's the one thing macbook airs have lost out on for many generations at this point.

[ExoticPearTree]

My M2 has a Retina Display and I had zero issues with it. I am lost to what statements I regurgitated.

[elxr]

This: "don't get me started on display quality"

Suggesting that the windows alternatives are somehow behind in display quality. The macbook air's display is fine (but definitely not class leading) for the price, but even comparing the newest M5 airs to the M1 macbook pro 14, it's not nearly as premium.

It's a baseless comment that just derails actual technical comparison and discussion about how good laptop screens in general have gotten. Especially with OLEDs/miniLEDs/touchscreens/high-refresh screens all becoming increasingly widespread.

[ExoticPearTree]

OK, let me rephrase my issues with Windows laptops:

- most displays that I've seen on Thinkpads (the ones used at work) are not that great

- For the ones with higher resolutions, Windows scaling makes the windows look weird. What I mean by this is that either the fonts are too small or too big. What I like about the retina displays is that the fonts look just right.

I hope this clears up what I meant by the previous comment.