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[VitoNotVito]

You've clearly haven't look up how much a max spec MBP cost. I'd buy an Ultra for 3K € any day.

It costs 3.2k GBP

 

[ValiantInstance]

If there's one thing you can't mock Apple for it's their ARM chips. Genuinely astounding engineering and efficiency.

 

[Panajev2001a]

It doesn't matter if it's sucky - even if it somehow achieved parity with a 5090, this game tops out at 30fps maxed out at 4k on that GPU.
Any scenarios of hitting 120fps @3k will involve lowered settings, frame-gen and/or worse.

Well, frame gen is something they did announce with Metal 4 .

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

oh Macbook Pro M4 Max is a beast!

 

[StereoVsn]

Isn't that the price of the device ?

For Max? Depending on RAM and Storage, which is made from adamantium, considering the pricing, it can go way above $3K.

 

[flying_sq]

If they're running that at 3k, ultra 120fps, 3k is cheap AF. Gaming laptops can't do that at 3k.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

In Canada, the 14" is $4,500 and the 16" can go for $5,500. Right up there with top PC gaming laptops which have higher specs, 5080/5090 gpus, and double the SSD storage.

 

[Ebrietas]

What about us M4 Pro plebs?

 

[yet_another_alt]

If they're running that at 3k, ultra 120fps, 3k is cheap AF. Gaming laptops can't do that at 3k.

I don't see why not, Ultra is a different preset from RT Ultra.

 

[Beechos]

Despite the cost of the MacBook this is really impressive as the m# chips eventually get put into $500 ipads.

 

[poppabk]

Apple is the GOAT. They make the best tech products, which are worth every penny. I own an iMac, MacBook Air, iPhone, HomePod, Apple TV, and they're all stellar and make my life easier. They're seamless, well designed, sexy, and premium. APPLE, BABY.

Ok now imagine you want a smart watch - which one of the many do you get?
Now imagine the next generation of iPhone is sub par - are you switching?

Apple make great stuff - but they aggressively gatekeep their stuff locking you in to their ecosystem.
And apple can still make shit decisions. I rmemeber when iphone fans were trying to convince themsleves they didnt need a bigger screen than apple would let them have. Apple TV is nice now, but 1st gen had an absolutely horrible UI. Even still, they still haven't figured out that being able to continue scrolling at the end of a keyboard and have it wrap around is a basic QoL feature.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Are most games even windows compatible? I game on a PC but have a Mac. Last time I ran steam on it, most of my games were grayed out as incompatible

Still massively overpriced for what they are.

Stop being so poor

On a more serious note, the difference in prices between pc vs mac become more and more insignificant the more money you make

They're great products and the price difference is marginal for many

 

[Schmendrick]

Are most games even windows compatible? I game on a PC but have a Mac. Last time I ran steam on it, most of my games were grayed out as incompatible

Stop being so poor

On a more serious note, the difference in prices between pc vs mac become more and more insignificant the more money you make

They're great products and the price difference is marginal for many

What kind of stupid statement is that? If I make a billion dollars the price of anything may be insignificant to me but that still doesn't mean that stuff is automatically correctly priced....

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

What kind of stupid statement is that? If I make a billion dollars the price of anything may be insignificant to me but that still doesn't mean that stuff is automatically correctly priced....

but as Evil Lore pointed out, your statement that the only difference is that they can "display a fucking logo when you open it up in public" is just off base and these do warrant a higher price

so the question becomes whether you believe it is worthwhile to pay the extra money for an increase in quality. that is a highly subjective decision that largely relates to how poor or rich you are

 

[playbignbox]

That's pretty cool

 

[Schmendrick]

but as Evil Lore pointed out, your statement that the only difference is that they can "display a fucking logo when you open it up in public" is just off base and these do warrant a price increase

1. You are talking to the wrong person.... Read again.
2. Individual appreciation means absolutely nothing in the face of objectively comparable metrics of which there are plenty in the tech space. So your statement is and stays utterly nonsensical. A thousand buck banana is bullshit no matter the paycheck.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

1. You are talking to the wrong person.... Read again.
2. Individual appreciation means absolutely nothing in the face of objectively comparable metrics of which there are plenty in the tech space. So your statement is and stays utterly nonsensical. A thousand buck banana is bullshit no matter the paycheck.

I think we disagree as to whether it is worth the money, showing it's subjective

unless you really believe literally everyone in the world who owns an Apple product is an idiot?

 

[Schmendrick]

I think we disagree as to whether it is worth the money, showing it's subjective

unless you really believe literally everyone in the world who owns an Apple product is an idiot?

Subjective... In a space where you can literally benchmark, measure and compare anything and everything....

Yep we are done here.

 

[kevboard]

At what resolution though?

480p probably

 

[Rush2112]

Apple's share of gaming laptop sales is currently zero. This won't change it, either.

 

[Dalbajobas]

AMAZING ! 120 FPS !!! ..in a ps4 game.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Looks like Apple has the chip design part down at least.

Ultra is nothing, they should have it on overdrive maxed. Of course that would crush puny apple chips.

 

[The Last Ninja]

So sick of poor people losing emotional control over Apple's prices.

 

[existensmaximum]

Why? What could the thing possibly do that a regular old PC laptop couldn't except display a fucking logo when you open it up in public? Apple prices are fucking insane. They used to be just plain disgusting now they are vile. But people like you will pay for it and that is how they continue to stay in business. They will keep jacking up the prices, increasing their margins, until they have extracted 10s of thousands of dollars from each fanboy while providing them something that offers no substantial difference outside of cult membership.

If you were a photographer, you wouldn't ask.

 

[MicTyson]

Why? What could the thing possibly do that a regular old PC laptop couldn't except display a fucking logo when you open it up in public? Apple prices are fucking insane. They used to be just plain disgusting now they are vile. But people like you will pay for it and that is how they continue to stay in business. They will keep jacking up the prices, increasing their margins, until they have extracted 10s of thousands of dollars from each fanboy while providing them something that offers no substantial difference outside of cult membership.

Lol the same EXACT thing can be said to the console fanboys here.