Comment Comment by moondev > Why would anyone (who is not forced) buy an Intel PC laptop when these are available and priced as competitive as they are?- locked bootloader - no bootcamp - can't install or boot linux or windows- virtualization limited to arm64 machines - no windows x86 or linux x86 virtual machines- only 2 thunderbolt ports- limited to 16GB RAM- no external gpu support/drivers - can't use nvidia or amd cards- no AAA gaming- can't run x86 containers without finding/building for arm64 or taking huge performance hit with qemu-static- uncertain future of macos as it continues to be locked down parent moondev 6 years ago
- locked bootloader - no bootcamp - can't install or boot linux or windows
- virtualization limited to arm64 machines - no windows x86 or linux x86 virtual machines
- only 2 thunderbolt ports
- limited to 16GB RAM
- no external gpu support/drivers - can't use nvidia or amd cards
- no AAA gaming
- can't run x86 containers without finding/building for arm64 or taking huge performance hit with qemu-static
- uncertain future of macos as it continues to be locked down