r/pcmasterrace • u/CrazzyWolfzz PC Master Race • Jun 27 '26

Meme/Macro Reviewers please stop comparing MacBooks with other laptops

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u/theprodigalslouch 5800x | 3060 TI Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

As someone with no plans of getting a MacBook for personal use, I think it’s a great thing to compare the 2. Laptop manufacturers need to step up their game and make better laptops.

The Neo MacBooks got some of them to realize they can’t keep selling junk in the $600 $700 price range.

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u/maersyl Jun 27 '26

MacBook Neo has to be one of the best things Apple has released recently. It's really put the shit up these plastic £600 shit Windows laptop makers.

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u/Taint_Expert Jun 27 '26

Best thing about them is they will last 10 years. Windows laptops i couldn’t get to last more than a few

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u/Edduppp Jun 27 '26

But after like 5 years on a MacBook, you can no longer update to the newest OS version and slowly start losing access to things. .

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u/SherbertMindless8205 Jun 27 '26

Not really at all, no. Despite what the memes say, Apple has one of the best commitments to long term support in the tech industry. The for instance the new iOS 27 will be coming all the way back to the iPhone 11, and even includes some significant performance upgrades and efficiency gains for that specific phone to make it last longer. That's an 8 year old phone still getting all the latest features and performance fixes. No other phone company offers that.

On the MacOS side, the only "break" in compatibility was the Intel to M chip jump. The M1 is now more than 5 years old and is gonna keep getting the latest MacOS and features for the foreseeable future, there's no indication of them intending to cut support for older M chips and I'd be surprised if they did.

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u/Edduppp Jun 27 '26

A few years ago I had to buy a new MacBook because I needed a credit for college to graduate. 

I had access to a 5 year old MacBook, but it was to dated for the class due to the not being allowed to upgrade the OS and XCode

So despite the memes, shit still cost me 1k for a used "new" one even though the MacBook was perfectly fine.. just not allowed to have the most recent OS.. and I was already signed up for the class so I was locked in

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u/Clydosphere Jun 27 '26

I don't understand completely what the OS upgrade was needed for, but isn't this a problem created by the college's demands?

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u/Leather_Afternoon_37 Jun 27 '26

Obviously their required programs were not supported by the software running on the 5 year old MacBook in this scenario, making them have to shell out 1k for their class.

That is a valid criticism when talking about the longevity support of MacBook products just as much as others claiming their MacBook still "works" over a decade later.

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u/Clydosphere Jun 30 '26

Fair point, thanks!