Post #2374470
2026-03-04 15:08 UTC
makes it really good value
An iPad Air costs the same but comes with a much better M4 processor. The main difference is a less crap operating system in macOS.
Replies (4)
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@XLE@piefed.social 2026-03-04 15:11
In addition to being more locked down, you’d also have to figure out/purchase peripherals like the keyboard and mouse yourself, right?
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@popcar2@piefed.ca 2026-03-04 15:17
An iPad Air costs the same but comes with a much better M4 processor. Sure, but a tablet isn’t a laptop.
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@MurrayL@lemmy.world 2026-03-04 15:23
Except for them to be directly comparable you’d also have to get a keyboard cover for the iPad, making it more expensive than the MacBook, and it’d still have one fewer USB port and no audio jack.
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@irate944@piefed.social 2026-03-04 17:54
Better specs sure, but I would sooner cut my wrists than to try to work on an iOS device