Comment by pjmlp
19 hours ago
A Macintosh Plus was only affordable under university student discounts in Portugal, and hardly seen anywhere.
MacBook Neo is a nothing to talk about with its 8 GB and phone motherboard, I specifically mentioned "A proper PC or Apple device, proper being the keyword, not throwaway gear under 500 €, is as expensive as always, when buying hardware with 5 to 10 years expected lifetime in a professional setting."
Neo isn't such device, my current hardware has 32 GB.
Your examples miss the relation of salaries, life cost and related percentage to hardware prices, per country.
> A Macintosh Plus was only affordable ...
Exactly my point. Thank you. Computers are so much more affordable now. The remainder of your post seems to be about me mentioning the Neo as an extreme case despite me ultimately ceding to your arbitrary criteria and selecting the M5 MacBook Pro as the point of comparison.
Again, comparing it to a Mac Plus or a 286, or a Pentium 166. Are we even being serious here?
> Neo isn't such device
Absolutely it is, and then some. You're just spoiled by your fancy 32 GB computer because — again, proving my point about affordability — computers are incredibly cheap now and they keep getting cheaper in real terms.
Calling the Neo "throwaway" is an incredibly privileged take. There's no reason to expect it won't have a comparable lifespan to any of the computers listed. It has a fantastic keyboard, comparable to the best laptop keyboards. If you don't agree, that's probably because you don't like laptop keyboards. So don't get a laptop.
You did have one valid point though, the Neo does have a small motherboard. That's unforgivable.
Not everyone enjoys FAANG salaries....