Ask HN: Have you delayed laptop purchase waiting for Apple's larger M1 machines?

throwaway24124 2021-08-19 15:43:11 +0000 UTC [ - ]

No, got the 13 inch M1 Macbook in May and love it. Haven't run into any of the bugs others were seeing on release. It's noticeably heavier than my 2014 Macbook Air, and I'd much rather have the extra portability and plug into an external monitor when I need extra screen. Only regret is that I didn't realize the 13 inch M1 only supports 1 external display out of the box.

auslegung 2021-08-19 14:14:10 +0000 UTC [ - ]

No because I don’t need a new machine yet, but if I did I would probably delay. I much prefer 15-16” laptops. That extra bit of screen makes it reasonable to have two apps visible at once, while 13” doesn’t for me.

Gaussian 2021-08-19 14:19:54 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Agree. I am on a 2013 15" MB Pro that has been my horse for a long time. I hated that last generation of keyboards, which held me back. Then the promise of the M1 chip has delayed me once again. I've never really champed at the bit to spend $3k before...

auslegung 2021-08-19 14:45:37 +0000 UTC [ - ]

I have an almost-fully-specced 2015 15” MBP for personal use and it’s still fine. For work I had a 2019 16” MBP with the newest keyboard and now I can pretend 2016-2018 MacBooks never existed and instead we went straight from 2015 to 2019 and the world makes sense. But yeah the next one I buy will probably be an M1.

bangarsanju12 2021-08-19 13:53:29 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Yes , but now I think I should go for Intel Sadly :(

auslegung 2021-08-19 14:12:17 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Why’s that? Everything I know indicates the m1 would be the best for me (software developer, non-gamer). Did I miss something?

Gaussian 2021-08-19 14:13:26 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Curious as to why? Don't want to wait it out?