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Dec 15, 2024 3:42 AM
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expired Posted by vishal77 • Dec 15, 2024
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Microsoft Surface Pro + keyboard bundle| Bestbuy via eBay $899
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In 2024/2025, doesn't matter anymore. The latest Intel Lunar Lakes run all day with good performance and 100% compatibility. For MS, mostly a server/cloud cpu to lower power consumption.
Eg. https://www.notebookche
Despite the power-hungry OLED on the msi, Runtimes within 6% of a similar Surface Laptop 7 arm with similar performance, 13% of a Macbook Air M2 8-core with faster performance - all over 800 minutes of Wi-Fi surfing, well over a regular 8-hour workday.
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SP10 or next year's sp11 on Intel would be the smartest alternatives in a new sp for performace, otherwise, go for used sp6 to sp9 cheaper. MS releases a new model yearly, so the depreciation is hard and fast, making used older models a steal.
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One look at Amazon reviews.
Sp11 - 29% 1 to 3 stars
Sp9 - 12% 1 to 3 stars
Obviously, people hate the incompatibility because 5-10%~ negative reviews are normally just dropped and broken during shipment and the rest all due to the product.
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The $899 is a hard avoid. Not even under $500 open box like the spx v1, spx v2, sp9 arm all went for on best buy.
In 2024/2025, doesn't matter anymore. The latest Intel Lunar Lakes run all day with good performance and 100% compatibility. For MS, mostly a server/cloud cpu to lower power consumption.
Eg. https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...023.0.html [notebookcheck.net]
Despite the power-hungry OLED on the msi, Runtimes within 6% of a similar Surface Laptop 7 arm with similar performance, 13% of a Macbook Air M2 8-core with faster performance - all over 800 minutes of Wi-Fi surfing, well over a regular 8-hour workday.
...
SP10 or next year's sp11 on Intel would be the smartest alternatives in a new sp for performace, otherwise, go for used sp6 to sp9 cheaper. MS releases a new model yearly, so the depreciation is hard and fast, making used older models a steal.
.....
One look at Amazon reviews.
Sp11 - 29% 1 to 3 stars
Sp9 - 12% 1 to 3 stars
Obviously, people hate the incompatibility because 5-10%~ negative reviews are normally just dropped and broken during shipment and the rest all due to the product.
.....
The $899 is a hard avoid. Not even under $500 open box like the spx v1, spx v2, sp9 arm all went for on best buy.
Is it new CPU gen from intel such as Ultra 7 and 9 , have similar power consumption with ARM such as Apple M1/M2 ? What about the performance Ultra 9 vs M4 ?
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
MSI Intel + Oled 1551
Surface Laptop 7 SnapX 1681
Macbook Air 13 M2 Entry 955
Despite oled in the msi, Runtimes of the latest Intel cpu within 6% of a similar Surface Laptop 7 SnapX with similar performance, 13% of a Macbook Air M2 with better performance.
So for regular office workers, students, and such, Intel cpu gives them the best laptop of the bunch - performance vs runtime vs compatibility - at the entry level range of laptops.
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You'd have to jump up to an expensive Pro to get much better Mac performance.
Macbook Pro 14 M4 Entry 2401
Rog Zephyrus G14 2024 amd 2622
And then under heavy load, 91 minutes Pro vs 64 minutes G14. So a 42% better runtime only for those on a more expensive, fast Macbook Pro rather than the entry level Air vs SnapX vs Lunar Lakes....if such users are away from the AC.
Which, flipping the question, if no laptop in existence runs 8 hours under Heavy Loads away from AC, just who is the extra half hour benefiting?
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Above midrange, NOTHING Macbook Pro $5000+ can beat a cheaper 4090 PC Laptop for performance. Just doesn't exist....because no Mac has a 4090.
And add to insult, that $5000+ Mac is incompatible with a wide slew of top 3d graphics, video editing, sfx, gaming, etc apps and peripherals, whereas the cheaper 4090 laptop is 100% compatible.
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