• bestboyfriendintheworld
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        2 months ago

        No case, no board, no power supply, no OS. You don’t even give a machine you compare to.

        • Rekorse
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 months ago

          I’m pretty sure the standard is building your own can be slightly cheaper, depends which peripherals you already own since those aren’t usually part of a build every time.

          But anyways, the advantage is that the built device will last longer and is made of replaceable parts that are cheap and easy to find. Easy to upgrade.

            • Rekorse
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              2 months ago

              Give me a model to compare to? Are all apple models the same? Or do you mean just pick any of them?

              • bestboyfriendintheworld
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                2 months ago

                Pick one and find a comparable PC.

                The MacBook Air is the best selling model, so take that if you don’t want to choose yourself.

              • bestboyfriendintheworld
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                edit-2
                2 months ago

                Geekbench can be a benchmark for comparable performance. You can look up benchmarks for Mac models and then find comparable performance PC parts under benchmark charts.

                • Rekorse
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  3
                  ·
                  2 months ago

                  Does it count if I find a cheaper laptop that has better numbers than a macbook air that is more expensive?

                  I do think you might be right that building your own is more expensive now, not sure when that changed.

                  If I can find a comparable performing non apple device pre built for less, then the only sticking point is proprietary software?

                  • bestboyfriendintheworld
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    arrow-down
                    1
                    ·
                    edit-2
                    2 months ago

                    The pre built laptop should come with an operating system that supper sets the hardware well to be comparable, I would say.

                    Performance isn’t everything in a laptop. Screen quality, weight, and battery life also matters. To be comparable, an alternative laptop should be at least in the same class in these aspects.