• 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Similar iPads also come with a lot less ports, no physical keyboard, no aluminum clamshell protection, and a shittier OS.

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      13 hours ago

      Similar iPads also come with a lot less ports, no physical keyboard, no aluminum clamshell protection, and a shittier OS.

      If you honestly think these justify the crap CPU, you’re absolutely out of touch with reality.

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        13 hours ago

        Please enlighten me then, if you don’t mind. Are there some good benchmarks out there that show the Inadequacies of the A18 chip?

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          13 hours ago

          Please enlighten me then, if you don’t mind. Are there some good benchmarks out there that show the Inadequacies of the A18 chip?

          I found several after only 30 seconds of googling, including Apple fans’ favorite benchmark: Geekbench multicore where the A18 is about 40% slower.

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              12 hours ago

              Isn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU macbook ?

              It’s 100% the same price as another portable M4 computer sold by Apple

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                  12 hours ago

                  How much does each USB port cost per device?

                  A 5-pack of USB C ports costs about one dollar on Aliexpress.