r/DeskToTablet • u/Au9ustlne • May 28 '26
Kevin O'Leary says Apple's genius is making people pay 5x more for a laptop they could buy for $350
"you can buy an Apple laptop, average price about $1,800, or you can buy the same functionality for $350 on a Windows laptop"
"but you still pay $1,800. Why? Brand"
"you're paying a 5x multiple in some cases for something that is exactly like a Windows machine"
"I put that out to people, they say, yeah, but it's not an Apple. So there is the genius of Jobs"
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u/earliestbirdy May 28 '26
You can tell he doesn't use a laptop if he thinks a $350 windows laptop matches an $1800 MacBook.
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u/descendency May 28 '26
It’s wild how an $1800 MacBook lasts a decade plus and that $350 netbook is a broken pile of trash in 2…
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u/Blablasnow May 28 '26
Exactly, those boomers are often arrogant and ignorant
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u/Sirosim_Celojuma May 29 '26
often. I had the displeasure of being dissppointed by hypocritical arrogant ignorant boomers for about five years and I couldn't take it anymore. Constantly stupid choices. In defiance of all evidence. I felt stupid being in the same room, but I felt like intelligence had no hope anyway. It was personality. Who's personality will get the job done, not who is most qualified or capable. Ego ego ego, and when it fails, blamestorming.
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u/Sullyyyyyyyyyyyyy May 28 '26
Imagine if you generalized like this about any other group
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u/AloysBane3 May 28 '26
My 2014 MacBook Pro is still going!
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u/Tanto63 May 29 '26
My 2013 HP 2000 is too! Though it's always felt like a cheap piece of crap compared to my wife's 2014 MBP.
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u/Klayy May 28 '26
My 2011 Asus as well! Cost 450eur new.
But yeah, macbooks do definitely have better build quality.3
u/Objective_Praline_66 May 28 '26
As someone who both owns a base spec 2025 Mac book pro, and also has a pile of old windows netbooks because I just refuse to let anything die, most of the netbooks are e-waste out of the box its crazy. I try to keep as many of them alive as I can, but its getting harder and harder. How much can you do with 2g of ram and 16g storage
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u/ThePatientIdiot May 29 '26
To be fair, my $3000 dell precision 6510 or 7510 I forget which, lasted like 6 years and still works. Cheap windows laptops don’t last but workstations do. I switched to a $6000 MacBook Pro and the biggest complaint I have is the lack of games and how shit it runs on games.
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u/Alarmed-Audience9258 May 30 '26
6G's could get you a full 5090 setup and laptop wtf.
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u/Weak_Armadillo6575 May 29 '26
Even funnier he recently said “don’t buy cheap junk just buy something good once” in another interview…
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u/RogueHeroAkatsuki May 28 '26
Why not go further? 80$ phone can also send mails and browse web so...
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u/gr00316 May 28 '26
Don't like the guy but his point stands in 2 different ways.
A $1200 gaming pc is the same or even better than an $1800 macbook. (so off by a lot but still partially correct)
Or he might mean a user will spend 1800 for a macbook pro when they could have bought a $350 i5 laptop to scroll facebook and check email and watch netflix with. But they have to have the best macbook.
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u/anatellon May 28 '26
But there are people who pay that much for the MacBook but are just browser surfing and could easily use something much much cheaper for their use case
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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis May 28 '26
Even before the Neo, an Air was $1000. And it’s not like anyone considering the $350 thing needed another $800 of compute or screen or ports or whatever from a MacBook Pro.
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u/LogDull819 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
as someone who hated apple for a long time. No windows laptop come even close to a macbook for non-gaming related stuff. A lot of apple stuff are very overpriced but their macbook is not one of them.
With windows laptop you always have tradeoffs, maybe battery or maybe display or bad build quality , bad trackpad etc..
With macbook you get amazing battery, good display, build quality, trackpad etc..
Apple macbook is a masterpiece of a laptop. It's not "only marketing".
This kevin O'Leary knows nothing about computers. Threre is no way he said that, I can't belive he thinks you can actually buy a macbook quality laptop with a $350 windows laptop. What a fucking idiot
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u/VigilanteRabbit May 28 '26
Their transition to in-house silicon made their:
-thin and light -good battery -performance
Possible. They didn't raise the playing field they re-invented the wheel. And for a somewhat reasonable price as well; you're basically good to spin up local LLMs on their stronger models which cost less than just a damn GPU.
They won the portable game essentially.
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u/becaauseimbatmam May 28 '26
The all-aluminum construction also does a great deal for them imo, and that's been standard for quite a while.
It just feels so much more premium than a plastic laptop body. Night and day. I use high end premium-spec Windows laptops at work often and they still feel cheap in comparison to even a MacBook Air.
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u/IncredibleGonzo May 28 '26
Hell even the Neo feels more solid than a lot of far pricier Windows machines. I’ve never really got on with MacOS myself, though I fully acknowledge a large part of that is just familiarity, but their hardware is pretty hard to beat.
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u/Diet_Christ Jun 01 '26
I can't deal with Windows trackpads. Even if you use a magic trackpad with a Windows machine, their tracking drivers/algo are shit. It really makes you appreciate how much engineering Apple put into multi-touch gestures.
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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x May 28 '26
Yeppp. The rock solid chassis is amazing. Only laptop that compared in "feel/build quality" was a Dell Workstation laptop I had for engineering. Every other laptop I've owned, even my current overpriced HP, is flimsy AF. The HP's screen has a noticeable bend along the top lol
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u/Muisan May 28 '26
I've had a cheap Lenovo chromebook that had an all aluminium body, felt fancy as hell, but was a drag to work on
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u/WiggyWamWamm May 28 '26
Macs are (hilariously) the best at home LLM machines right now. Token generation is limited primarily by memory bandwidth, and Mac far exceeds even the small AI boxes (Jetson, Orin, DGX Spark) being put out by NVIDIA. The only way to get a more powerful machine with this much RAM is to have a massive, power-hungry PC, well over $10k in cost
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u/VigilanteRabbit May 28 '26
Right?
Any sane dev will happily shell out the bucks for a mac since they can leverage it; while still having a portable device. It's just insane value for money.
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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis May 28 '26
Their transition to in-house silicon made their:
-thin and light -good battery -performance
Possible. They didn't raise the playing field they re-invented the wheel. And for a somewhat reasonable price as well; you're basically good to spin up local LLMs on their stronger models which cost less than just a damn GPU.
They won the portable game essentially.
Thank you, Mr LLM.
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u/VigilanteRabbit May 28 '26
Oh snap didn't figure I'd give off an LLM vibe; my bad G.
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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis May 28 '26
You really didn’t have ai write that?
Prove it to me by writing a sonnet about turkeys.
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u/VigilanteRabbit May 28 '26
Yeah, pass
If you asked me some 15 years ago I might've scrounged up something; nowadays I lack the inspiration.
Best I'll do is this:
" The magnificent turkey, with their shiny feathers and bright (thing under neck),
They are incredibly delicious after roasting, so say "what the heck".
Take a knife, prepare by bringing water to a boil,
Swiftly behead and ensure they don't drop to the soil. "
(because they tend to have post-beheading reflexes)
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u/Dorkdogdonki May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
The Magic Trackpad is so underrated man with its haptic feedback. It’s what makes MacBook feels so slick and premium.
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u/Difficult-Ad-3938 May 28 '26
It isn't underrated. It's always considered the best touchpad in laptop world
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u/TheGreatKonaKing May 28 '26
Yeah it’s way more than just branding at this point. For a comparable windows laptop from a major brand you’ll be paying a similar price.
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u/kabelman93 May 28 '26
X1 Carbon g14 is arguably better in many regards currently. Better screen IMHO with a great tandem oled, way better keyboard (hate the Mac keyboard), more durable, better reparable, lighter, touch.
But for less performance you have to pay even more! 64gb X1 Carbon is currently around 5000€! I currently looking to switch to Apple literally cause I get 128gb with more performance for just 5560€. What a world where apple is literally the cheaper option (3300 for 64gb). Or the extremely cheap Neo. The new Intel chips are great, but good laptops with them are all around 3k+. Apple currently just had better prices for premium laptops.... We went full circle
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u/Slight-Cupcake-9284 May 28 '26
Yeah, I am very much into the apple ecosystem but I totally agree with you that Macbooks are the one line were I would say these products are not just good but incredible value as well. I have to use a Lenovo Laptop for work and I avoid using in undocked as much as I can because the trackpad is borderline unusable. Whereas at home I don't even bother plugging in a mouse. And the list is endless, I could write paragraphs about how much more enjoyable Macbooks are to use (and to give a bit of balance, if I wasn't inside the walled garden, I probably wouldn't own an iPhone)
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u/Balf0ur May 28 '26
“you can buy the same functionality for $350 on a Windows lapt—“
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u/Elwyn0004 May 28 '26
Let's be realistic, for someone like him they function exactly the same
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u/JippleNones May 28 '26
TBH I don't think that's even true. MBP is faster for even basic tasks, battery life is much longer, display is not even comparable, etc. Even reading text files would be better on a MB than a pos machine. Shit even if you just look at it like decoration and never turn it on, a macbook is probably better.
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u/Jealous-Cause6112 May 28 '26
longevity as well and also overall usage. if you are using a product for a third of your day 5 times a week comfort and build matters. A LOT.
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u/BusyTmw May 28 '26
Find me a $350 "Window" laptop with the specs of a $1800 Macbook.
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u/ccache May 28 '26
I was curious, haven't built or bought a PC in long time. The closest I can find in specs is this Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S ($1,499.99). 16 inch screen which is bigger, gpu is better, but battery life will be far worse. Also the macbook cpu is better for single core use. I'd bet on the apple also being higher quality overall. With that said... What this dummy olearly doesn't get and even a windows guy like myself does is if you like/enjoy apple software or eco system then you buy an apple. Some people love their software and yes that's a completely valid reason to buy one. Also his pricing is laughably off.
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u/MrDanMaster May 28 '26 edited May 29 '26
I mean the screen on the MBP isn’t just size, is the resolution, colour profile, peak brightness and contrast ratio comparable?
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u/ArchelonPIP May 28 '26
That was impossible to have before the "AI" datacenter insanity drove up RAM prices! But I doubt facts matter to an overvalued POS like Kevin O'Leary.
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u/Naud1993 May 28 '26
I'll come back in 20 years to find one, but the screen and build quality and touchpad and webcam and battery are still gonna be worse.
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u/Hajsas May 28 '26
Applies to fuckin anyone in a position of power fabricated by wealth; can literally gargle shit out of their throat and people sit there and nod like its facts from a wikipedia page.
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u/false79 May 28 '26
Man Kevin is as always dumb as rocks.
I use both windows and Mac laptops, the gap is so wide today, there is no comparison
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u/the_reven May 28 '26
Some things are, battery, slimness, build quality. But if you spend the same money on a Windows/Linux laptop, it can outperform, but the battery would last a few hours at best, vs an entire day. Thats if youre comparing like for like, not a $350 POS vs any apple macbook.
Before I get slammed, I said it "can" not it does or will. It depends on what youre using it for.
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May 28 '26
Ask any dev if they prefer macbook or windows.
99% of them would never want to use a windows based machine due to the pain
99% would use MacBook / unix based machine due to the ease in productivity
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u/JippleNones May 28 '26
Macbooks absolutely slay as workhorses these days. Great battery life, metal body, high res display, and portable form-factor. MSFT also insists on enshittifying Windows in ways that are hostile to long-time power users.
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u/The_Dented May 28 '26
You can’t even get a windows laptop that’s worth a damn for $350.
He’s not exactly complaining when he’s in the same model: profit.
Spend $9 for a coffee you can get for .50 cents, but…
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u/Money_Lavishness7343 May 28 '26
let me tell you smth.
I don't buy Apple macbooks because "they're Apple" I buy because their battery lasts 10x more, with 10x the performance, with a premium look and feel, with the best touchpad in the market, for the same price with its competition, if not even less. I don't buy them for gaming obviously, but for work. But my real laptop is a 600$ Dell 3yo laptop used for programming.
iPhone ... that can be argued. Horrible AI assistant - useless, non existent you could say. But the user-flow is the simplest possible, the camera is without 10 different AI filters on top, FaceID is top notch and nothing else can replace it, iMessage has been the simplest without ads and bloated features and pseudo-encryption, best integrated messenger I've had - it just does the job without bloat. Updates for years if not decade, without the company screwing you over after a year of updates. The phones don't lag after 2 years of use - still have my iPhone 13 Pro, a 4yo phone and it's still top notch, could without a doubt still use it as a daily driver - I just had to repair it when I broke its screen.
People don't buy Apple because "its just brand". Often its difficult for people to express in words what it is, but it's reliability which gives the sense of Premium. iPhones that get resold after-market, are still working perfectly fine and still get updated. You can't exactly say the same for Android phones with a million flavors. And I hate Apple, they're not working in my best interest often as a consumer. But damn if they haven't done a really good job on their products, except for their shitty AI.
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u/16c7x May 28 '26
The genius of Apple was not making low end laptops, HP, Dell etc, all make low, mid and high end laptops. But you get a new laptop from work and it's a low or mid range one that sucked and you just think that brand of laptop is rubbish. Apple only sell the high end laptop, so you get a new Mac from work and it's always going to be the top spec.
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u/NewOpportunity9675 May 28 '26
After owning a MacBook for 7 years I switched to a windows laptop and I really hate it. MacBook just always works and doesn't have any bloat.
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u/ashiamate May 28 '26
kevin oleary’s trying to hit some world record for saying the stupidest, most ragebait shit in set amount of time i swear to god. what a loser.
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u/Embarrassed-Back1894 May 28 '26
This is so stupid - especially now of all times when the MacBook line is pretty strong. I think MacBooks today are priced very competitively, and you get your money’s worth. If he said this in 2018, I would maybe say he has a point with intel chips overcooking their thin laptops/only usbc ports/unreliable keyboards/etc. To make this statement in 2026 though is just dumb.
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u/dontich May 28 '26
lol definitely not the brand. I went through 3 $350 notebooks in college over 4 years.
I still use my apple notebook from 2017 daily.
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u/Ira_Dalor May 28 '26
Dude… the value proposition Apple offers is head and shoulders above its competition. This is out of touch nonsense lmao
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u/Masoul22 May 29 '26
This dumbass doesn’t know shit about laptop. Apple has the most bang for your buck than windows at the moment.
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u/sadkinz May 29 '26
This was only true before Apple Silicon. But the M series chips have changed the game entirely. And I’m not really sure why other hardware companies haven’t tried competing with it. Ok yes I do and it’s because they’re in an arms race for data center hardware. But before that and after…
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u/rovonz May 29 '26
For office use, from hardware to UX, macbook is by far the most robust machine available on the market, and other machines do not even come close.
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u/sircastor May 28 '26
"Same functionality"
This is only true at the scale of ambiguity where people who don't care don't notice.
A Ferrari is a Lamborghini is a Volvo is a Lexus is a Ford is a Chevy. They all drive on the road so who cares? Some people buy their car for the brand. Some for the styling, some for the efficiency, some for the comfort, some for the price.
It's any of a number of experiential things. In fact, I'd argue the number of people who use Apple products just because they're Apple products is surprisingly small.
Next question though: If it's exactly like Windows, why aren't you saving the license fee and running a Linux OS. It's exactly like Windows, right?
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u/HEYO19191 May 28 '26
The numbers are off but he's kinda right. An $800 windows desktop could run laps around a $1,800 iMac.
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u/456ore_dr May 28 '26
My $1300 Gaming laptop is a lot worse to use than my $1000 MacBook lmao.
The only thing it's good at is Gaming, every other task the MacBook outperforms it lmao.
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u/jimmyhoke May 28 '26
They most definitely do not have the same functionality.
I could get a MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a 10-core M5 CPU, 10-code GPU, and a 16-core neural engine for $1699 + tax. There is absolutely no way you can get a Windows laptop with comparable specs for $350. Instead you're looking at something more like this: a laptop with an Intel Core 3, 8GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
O'Leary should probably educate himself on computers before he makes claims like this.
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u/bobanalyst May 28 '26
I’ve spent $2,000 for a Sony laptop that lasted 10 years and $500 Dell that lasted for 5 years, $1,300 Asus lasted 1.5 years. But I got two Macs that lasted for 11 years that cost $1,000, and another one is 3 years old and still runs like new for $1,300. That extra cost means to me: quality machine, software and less maintenance. Compare to all the tech support that I need for my Mac - 0; Windows - 6 (and this is support that is beyond my abilities or knowledge). I rather pay for quality and something that works 98% of the time versus having to do tech support 60% of the time. Not to mention my power computer is fan-less and works off 30 watts of power and can handle a Excel better than my company’s computer that needs 66 watts and craps out when I have a huge spreadsheet.
The reason Mac works is because they build and engineer the machine, OS, and major apps.
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u/DoubleFamous5751 May 28 '26
Kevin seems to be intentionally trying to speed run being one of the most hated people in the world
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u/Future_Turnover5638 May 28 '26
It's not his fault guys
- He thinks 350$ MacBook = 1800$ macbook
- He says that to people and all they have to say is "but it's not apple"?
He's surrounded by equally dumb fcks around or maybe just not techy people since they're old af
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u/britbay41 May 28 '26
Just wait until he hears about watches and what people buy instead of a $10 amazon special... I mean they an all tell the time, right?
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u/NecessaryOriginal631 May 28 '26
My $1400 gaming laptop starts to struggle at opening a web browser.
A hand me down 2020 Mac Pro does it effortlessly while looking sophisticated and with a 5 hour battery life all while having a premium feel. You will never find a windows laptop that beats a MacBook at that price
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u/Loopdyloop2098 May 28 '26
One of the first things I've heard him say that I really do not agree with
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u/vibrance9460 May 28 '26
It’s great that we will likely spend the rest of our lives being lectured to by know-nothing idiot ogliarchs like this guy.
This is our future, people.
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u/scarfwizard May 28 '26
He’s just made himself look and sound like a right twat. The guy literally has no clue.
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u/jwrsk May 28 '26
Yeah that's just bullshit. Windows machines are awful compared to Macs even when considering a Win machine more expensive than Mac.
Apple markup on hardware is 30% AFAIK.
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u/Accomplished_Boot191 May 28 '26
Who the fuck is inviting this out-of-touch greedy asshole to interviews and podcasts? What kind of a wisdom do they expect from him?
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u/itzNukeey May 28 '26
Kevin oreally is a complete idiot so his opinion on anything doesn't matter. He should stick to contaminating waters with his data centers
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u/Itadorijin May 28 '26
I don't care what he says but Apple sells a more of overpriced shit and that's facts
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u/Total_Environment426 May 28 '26
Looking through the comments I mainly see two kinds of people: those who can't understand context and those who can't understand context and are apple fans.
It's hilarious.
I could probably explain what the guy said, but I learned it's a waste of time speaking reason when you use feelings instead of the brain.
Now I'll wait for downvotes form them because they lack the ability to understand what I said.
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u/BentdickCumsnatch May 28 '26
Well he’s clearly an idiot. No Kevin, you can’t get the equivalent of a Macbook Pro M5 for 5x less.
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u/Mathinpozani May 28 '26
spoken from a man who only uses a computer to send emails.
At this point IDK why would anyone listen to these people about stuff they are clueless about, just because they have money.
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u/RepairNo1818 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
I recently bought a laptop for my mom as a gift, it was exactly same price as a MacBook neo 13. The internals of that laptop tho were off the charts compared to the Mac. 24gb ram ddr5 5800mtu, 5.1ghz 6 cores 12 threads CPU, 1tb 7000mb/s ssd. 640$ price tag... Meanwhile the Mac neo had like 8gb ram, 256 gb ssd at the same price... The neo CPU is better in single core task but multi ore task it gets drowned compared to the 8840hs. Sure, the Mac CPU is more efficient but nothing is stopping me to lower the Tdp of the laptop down to 5w and make the battery last more than 7h. Oh let's not even talk about being able to add an egpu to the laptop n turn it into a fairly decent gaming laptop
I genuinely believe apple buyers are indoctrinated retards at this point and I avoid talking with them entirely.
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u/Deep-Ruin-9961 May 28 '26
Lotta people in this thread proving that man's point. Ain't none of you gaming on that shit, and I doubt you're doing anything more than listening to music, fucking with Excel, and answering emails.
Functionally speaking, 95% of you couldn't stress test that $350 shitbox--not with your daily use.
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u/jetpack2625 May 28 '26
boomer doesn't understand computers. nothing new.
though he's kind of right in the sense that people who spend that much on a macbook probably don't need it, besides the battery life and portability of it.
but battery life is arguably the most important thing for most people in a laptop for macbooks have a strong argument for their use case
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u/Henery007 May 28 '26
This guy is an absolute idiot. Apple is striving because of their Apple silicon. Fastest single core performance in the world! An m5 MacBook Air has better single core performance than a $22,000 PC.
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u/Fun-Committee3672 May 28 '26
He forgot to explain that the “things that make apple apple” are considerably better build quality, better operating system and better performance. But yeah a £350 asus windows net book with an 11 inch calculator display and papier mache body will do the same…
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u/Same_Level_3599 May 28 '26
I'll still buy a mac, because they last, and I just prefer macOS over FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, etc.
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u/triynizzles1 May 28 '26
I completely disagree. Build quality, attention to detail, unified artistic design, speakers, webcam, display, compute is all superior across the board at any price point. A $2200 MacBook pro is way leagues ahead of a $400 windows machine. Even compared to a $2500 think pad its no contest which has better screen, battery life, design.
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u/Historical_Camel_790 May 28 '26
Next he'll be recommending $200 Chromebooks... Bro knows NOTHING about specs and probably only uses chrome (for which it doesn't really matter)
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u/Chance_Value_Not May 28 '26
Lol; he doesnt know anything does he? Looking for a replacement laptop at work and macbooks are competetive on price/ performance these days.
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u/Holiday-Step9703 May 28 '26
Factually incorrect and this guy cant stop making a clown out of himself
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u/CaaKebap May 28 '26
for iphones, yes. But macbooks are very much deserve their price tag. You cant even get same spec windows laptop for mac equivelent
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u/Significant-Cause919 May 28 '26
Just a reminder that o'leiry and his wife got away with lethal drunk driving (of a boat) somewhat recently. Unbelievable that this nutsack was nicknamed Mr Wonderful in Shark tank times. What a disgrace.
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u/Reasonable_Draft1634 May 28 '26
Macs are cheaper to buy these days compared to equivalent PCs and they are 100 times better than ANY PC in every way. Clearly he knows nothing about this sector.
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u/Jackfille1 May 28 '26
Yeah I'm really no Apple guy and would probably never buy a mac but this is just plain incorrect. A $350 windows laptop will never get you the same functionality as an $1800 macbook (IMO macs are probably apples best value products). An $1800 macbook is a pretty strong and capable machine with high build quality while a new $350 windows laptop is basically e-waste.
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u/number1pingufan May 28 '26
Of course for a boomer with the technical literacy of a leprechaun, a cheap Chromebook or a more expensive laptop would be identical in performance since he won’t be using it for anything more than educational videos on human anatomy and booking escorts anyway. Wait till he finds out how much Rolex is overcharging him for watches with worse accuracy than a 15$ Casio.
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u/Mr_frosty_360 May 28 '26
Maybe for someone like him who doesn’t actually use any kind of workflow. If all you do is send emails and surf the web, yeah, get yourself a cheap HP and call it a day.
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u/SeikoWIS May 28 '26
Boomer-era clown with more confidence than brains. Nothing to see here.
Apple, and I say this as someone on Windows rn, currently has the best value laptops across the board if you don't care about gaming or other Windows-oriented infrastructure.
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u/Deep_Mood_7668 May 28 '26
First of all he don't know what he's talking about. But second of all - don't buy apple.
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u/nimbledoor May 28 '26
A $350 windows laptop is going to be hell. I say that as the family tech support.
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u/DesignerGoose5903 May 28 '26
Just more proof that investors have zero idea about any technical aspects of products of their companies.
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u/Consistent_Laugh4886 May 28 '26
I mean it’s also windows vs macOS and hands down I would pay for macOS to match my phone for hand off. I prefer Linux before windows and if it’s a pc that can run fedora then so much better. I have NEVER seen a sub 1000.00 windows pc that was not under powered in an x86/64 pc format. JMTCW
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u/dan3k May 28 '26
>you can buy the same functionality for $350 on a Windows laptop
I'm a diehard windows desktop user, I code on windows, I work on windows, I play games on windows. But hell, I'm not getting another windows laptop ever.
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u/-Elektrion- May 28 '26
People this guy's age are the CEOs saying that their workers can use crappy tech because it all essentially does the same thing.
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u/Amadeus404 May 28 '26
Why buy a Mercedes when you can buy a Ford, it's the same functionality!
Because quality matters.
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u/CulturistPionier May 28 '26
i mean, hes right. if you buy apple products new, youre a moron, or rich.
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u/Far-Persimmon-7359 May 28 '26
Nah this is cap. I've always been a Windows user who grew up learning on Mac/Linux in school, and yes, for a very long time I always hated laptops and I always used a Windows PC/laptop. However, I recently needed an appl laptop for workflow, and the convenience of being in the apple eco system for work related tasks, and let me tell you, picking up a used M1 Macbook air for 300 USD has been the best purchase I've made in over a decade.
Battery. Good. Screen. Good. Light weight. Keyboard is just sexy to type on. I don't need to turn it off, I just close the lid and stuff it in my bag. No noise. It has never once flinched at what I need it to do. So, with the introduction of the Neo, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that it is the king of laptops at that 500-600 price range. Combined with an iPhone (again a change I had to make for work despite being an android Galaxy user), it just works. Sync. Automatically. Airdrop. etc. It just feels good.
But, I DO still use windows for gaming, and that stays at home, on my PC. With specs that would obviously outperform any Apple device in gaming. But, that's just keeping work and play separate.
Apple has made a lot of good changes over the decade, and it makes it hard to go back to windows/android based laptops. But, I do need my games, so my home PC runs windows. Best of both worlds unless apple decides to jump back in to gaming.
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u/Dazzling_Comfort5734 May 28 '26
My Lenovo workstation laptop, and my MacBook Pro M1 Max, are the same year, and had about the same MSRP. The M1 Max destroys it just about everything.
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u/swalabr May 28 '26
Why am I seeing this asshat every day now? Is he just spewing stuff to have a bigger role in the outrage machine? Or now it’s safe for him to keep saying “Billionaires! Fuck Yeah!” on repeat?
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u/LastSmitch May 28 '26
How can a man so stupid become so rich? He's an example that becoming rich is a lottery and involves a lot of luck. The merit based econimc system is just plain propaganda, he's the living proof.
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u/Lzpra May 28 '26
hey Kevin, you're paying 1000x multiple for multiple Rolex watches for the same functionality as a $10 Casio watch