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biinjo | 5 months ago

But it burns a hole in your lap while doing so probably.

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pmontra|5 months ago

Most laptops sit on a desk and never see a lap, even Macs.

Benchmarking how long people could sit with a laptop on their lap while running Geekbench could be an interesting metric though.

Xenoamorphous|5 months ago

I can't even remember PCs now (been 10+ years on Macs) but heat is still an issue (especially in summer in hot climates) if the thing is going to throttle.

necovek|5 months ago

It's an old desktop built in 2014 or 2015 that I never used on my lap.

This was a reply to "never having had a computer that felt fast for so long".

For some tasks, this CPU with the GTX 970 still feels faster than MacBook M2 or recent Ryzen laptop APU.

71bw|5 months ago

And yet, it allows the user to experience true freedom unlike Apple's offerings.

biinjo|5 months ago

Care to elaborate on this? I get that iOS is a closed system but I’ve never felt limited by Apple in what I can do with my Macbook.