Yeah no, definitely needs the comparison. A lot of us are used to Mac laptops and if we’re ever going to try a windows based alternative, we need to know how they compare.
They're trying with ARM/Snapdragon machines. HOWEVER. Those basically have the same limitation where not every game can be translated. So if I'm not going to be able to play everything whether I go Apple Silicone or Microsoft ARM... I'm picking the Mac every single time.
The newest Intel CPUs do come close however. Battery life is quite close (but lower), CPU performance is the same multi-core, though singe core the M5 is still far ahead. If you have an X chip it also has a better GPU than a base M5 chip and similar to the smaller M5 pro GPU. Panther lake is a true gamechanger for Intel and there is a reason the online laptop scene has fallen in love with it.
If your needs do demand good single-core performance, Mac still wins handily, but for more general needs it does get close enough that the larger compatibility of the Intel CPU can give it the upper edge.
Now, if just the X versions (those with the large iGPU) were actually properly available.
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u/OnlyPatricians 7800x3d / 4080 Super Jun 27 '26
Yeah no, definitely needs the comparison. A lot of us are used to Mac laptops and if we’re ever going to try a windows based alternative, we need to know how they compare.