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My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

(michael.stapelberg.ch)
244 points secure | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dr_pardee ◴[31 Oct 25 19:33 UTC] No.45775823[source]▶
> I still don’t like macOS and would prefer to run Linux on this laptop. But Asahi Linux still needs some work before it’s usable for me (I need external display output, and M4 support). This doesn’t bother me too much, though, as I don’t use this computer for serious work.

“I don’t use this computer for serious work.” Dropped $3K on MBP to play around with. Definitely should have gotten MBA

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criddell ◴[31 Oct 25 19:38 UTC] No.45775861[source]▶
If you are going to start making a list of expensive hobbies, $3K for a computer isn't going to be anywhere near the top of the list.
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ekianjo ◴[01 Nov 25 04:37 UTC] No.45779286{3}[source]▶
> $3K for a computer isn't going to be anywhere near the top of the list.

That says a lot about the community you live in.

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1. technothrasher ◴[01 Nov 25 11:45 UTC] No.45780918{4}[source]▶
This whole discussion is weird. For the majority of the world's population, dropping $3K on a computer is a non-starter, if even possible. Over six hundred million people cannot even afford proper food and shelter. But there are also sixty-two million millionaires in the world. So there are a large number of people who can buy a MBP without even blinking. We've just discovered income disparity. What the heck does that obvious truth have to add to a review of a MBP?