When it comes to price, the fact you can pick up the same machine I tested for $1,799 makes these Macs an absolute steal. Yes, I know that amount isn’t peanuts, it’s a lot of money – more than I can afford on the ever-shrinking pittance I make in journalism. But if you’re a professional user doing professional tasks that require this much horsepower, the price seems plenty attractive.
Given that the Mac consistently delivers significantly higher Geekbench test results than its PC brethren, Windows laptops with Snapdragon X Elite and Intel Core Ultra 7 200 processors can’t match these devices. Indeed, by the time PCs carrying the next-gen Snapdragon/Intel chips appear next year, Apple will answer back with an even more performant M5 Pro. Apple Silicon really is winning the processor wars, and even high-end gamers will see the benefit of the performance, power, and flexibility of these machines, with much better battery life.
And a better OS
Skip the eye candy and think about it. Apple’s OSes consistently generate the highest user satisfaction scores in the business. More secure, built with privacy inside, easy to use and much-loved by consumers (your employees), Macs are cheaper to run over time, cost less in tech support, and you can swap them for real hard currency once they reach EOL in your company.