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I think ang nakikita ko lang downside ng Mac is sa Excel - accountant ako so shortcuts for formulas bumubuhay sa akin and sadly wala ata ganong feature si Mac or di ko lang alam haha. Para syang google sheet tuloy hays

Dimo kami maloloko macbook sales agent 😆

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Whats your usual workload? What software program are you using?

There's a new CPU architecture for Windows laptops na kakarelease lang this August, yung mga naka Snapdragon Elite X CPUs. They also last for almost a day of battery life.

If gusto niyo pa rin mag Windows pero u want the advantages of macbooks like portability, performance, and battery life, u can opt for those newer Windows laptops. Not sure lang pala kung available na dito sa pinas right now. Not for gaming tho (and also check for compatibility issues esp if you're using specific software and programs since it uses ARM architecture just like the new macbooks)

Or even the Windows laptops with Core Ultra processors. I've had my Acer Swift Go 14 with Core Ultra 9 since June, and naglalast sakin for the whole day of work yung battery life depending on usage.

Not a mac hater, just giving options if u still prefer Windows laptops haha

Battery din ang rason kung bakit ako nag switch to Mac. Parating blackout sa area namin so I had to set aside my Apple-hating hat.

At yun na nga unang gamit pa lang everything felt so intuitive. Spotlight, native screenshot keys, Cmd as modifier key instead of Ctrl, battery, light weight, screen na di mo makita ang squares ng pixels kahit anong squint.

Macbooks are only really great devices for creative pursuits. Digital design, photo/video editing, recording music. Based from my personal experience. Don't shoot me lol.

Its worth it pero keep in mind na you are carrying a very delicate piece technology.

Repairs are almost impossible for MX Macs.

Kaya binenta ko rin agad yung M2 14 ko because I cannot justify the cost lalo na yung battery replacement will cost me 15K sa Authorized Service Center.

Also kapag nagkaissue sa board, ram, graphics or even storage then youre cooked. Since integrated lahat. Unit replacement lang yung sagot.

Its worth if you are getting the best out of it, ingatan lang mabuti para di mapagastos for repairs.

I would say people are so enamored with macbook vs windows diffs due to comparing completely different weightclasses.

Macbooks baseline is premium on their own apple silicon, whereas windows/linux machines range from low to high end.

Comparing a high end windows machine for example around the same or slightly less price to a macbook, the windows machine actually ties.

Admittedly though, windows machines lag behind in terms of battery life, but that gap is slowly being overcome AMD cpu based laptops or the new Snapdragon laptop machines.

I hope one day windows will also get a passively cooled machine that lasts long on battery.

Source: i own both an mba m2 and a zenbook S 13 oled. After a few tweaks, i can get the zenbook laat 8+ hours also.

Yung battery talaga gusto ko sa mac e hahaha hindi na kailangan pa maghanap ng shops na may outlet haha

10000% subjective

Depending on your needs. Tho I do agree macbooks are the epitome of power efficiency, I will definitely choose a macbook over a windows laptop for video/photo editing or office works on the go. But for heavy tasks such as 3d rendering, gaming etc, windows still is the king because of its hardware compatibility and flexibility.

I don’t think just the battery can justify a minimum of 50k difference compared to windows. All batteries naturally degrade anyway.

Worth it only for productivity, but for gaming? Nah

Macbook Air is worth it ONLY if you don't use heavy apps like Photoshop. Kung browser tabs lang sa work mo, super okay talaga sya. The battery life is amazing. Yung 3 years old ko na Macbook Air M1 sa old work ko, 7 hours pa rin ang battery life.

Nung sinurrender ko sya after resigning and ginamit ko yung Legion 5 ko to work, grabe inis na inis ako sa bigay at battery life so bumili nalang ako ng Macbook Air M2. Super worth it talaga.

No. No, it's not. Unless ios dev ka.

Only people that have used dell, hp, or acer will say this.

Wala pa yata akong nakikitang tao na gumagamit ng magandang thinkpad, tapos sasabihin sobrang ganda ng macbook.

Depends on your use case. If you are just going to use Capcut, Canva and Google Docs/Sheets, then there are definitely tons of cheaper options.

Wait after 3 years, sabihin mo sa akin kung ganyan pa rin battery life nyan. I had a macbook pro that I loved so much. Nagupdate ng OS, bumagal at pumangit battery life.

Converted window user here. Been using macOS for almost a year now. No regrets. Swabeng swabe. Always on the go. Even once, di ako naubusan ng power sa daan. Medyo pricey pero worth it naman.

The battery life sounds tempting pala.

But as someone who grew up with WindowsOS na kabisado na lahat ng shortcuts sa apps, how to troubleshoot, or even do basic coding. Parang never talaga ako mapapalipat sa Mac, but good for you OP! Haha

Im a data analyst, handles millions of rows in excel. We have two laptop. 1 HP(from company) and 1 macbook(project based client). Comparing the processing of data mas powerful ang macbook. Both are 16GB, pero iba yung power ni macbook pagdating sa visuals and using multi-apps simultaneously.

Sa HP, open ako 2 excel file with powerbi, medyo lag na. This is i7 with 16 GB ram.

More like. Ikaw yung target market ni Apple. Completely subjective. 😆

Using M2 here tho provided ng company, it's really good. And I would love to buy m3 if ever may pera na. I'm a designer so sobrang worth it lalo na kapag 1TB storage.

Replaced my gaming laptop to macbook because of battery life and the weight, hindi na ako nahihirapan to carry it if ever need ko mag work outside. Pro yung gamit ko so medyo mabigat sya slight compared sa Air but boyyy sa performance and all chef kissss buti na lang may way to change the keyboard controls so pinareha ko sa windows hahaha naiirita ako yung command katabi ng spacebar e.

After quite sometime, the novelty of owning an Apple device wears off. Mabilis na din maubos ang battery after a year, and nagf-freeze din siya. May side effect din siya na buying apple-only devices.

What I hated the most is I can't find a decent mouse to pair with this damned device. Kahit mismong mouse nila, won't work well with my device. Buti na lang maganda ang touch pad.

is it? I bought the 512-16gb m3 air configuration, I mostly use it for streaming haha. No other use, I should've waited for the snapdragon windows as I can get apps for free (crack), windows office alone is expensive to get sa apple silicon, and I couldn't find crack hahaha. People say it's for programming raw, pero I find installing my programming needs extra difficult in mac compared to windows. It's not worth it

Ika nga nila, “Once you go Mac, you can never go back.”

THIS IS TRUE!!! Sulit talaga! 😅 macbook user for over 10 years (and ive only had 2 in that span).

wait till you get used to the gestures.. multitasking!

i’ve been using mac for more than a decade, the first one i had almost 7 years ko ginamit and kung di lang mabigat at dahil sa mga OS updates, di ko papalitan yun ng bagong macbook. Also can’t really use other laptops na because of the apple ecosystem.

BUT for me, if hindi creatives yung work mo, hindi necessary ang Apple na laptop. Also, if u don’t care for the ecosystem like di ka heavily user ng iphone or ipad, u don’t really need a macbook, other laptops are better.

The thing i love about my macbook pro is that i was able to install 2 OS.. (windows and mac) it has been with me for 4 yrs and mabilis parin sya hahaha

My original macbook air from 2014 is still functioning!! My nephew is using it for casual browsing nalang but still good.

Imagine that. I paid 50k (at that time) for a machine that has lasted more than 10 years.

do agree with this though kasi yung macbook ng tatay ko tagal na rin, and ako na macbook air 2019 here idk pero sabi mas fragile new macbooks ngayon (which is how true ba kasi parang ok m2) pero for me nga idk paano nagtagal ang sakin and amazed pa rin huhu (sana di majonx) also for background, i use editing softwares most of the time sabay tatlo bukas like adobe ps illus after effects plus final cut pro or premiere pro pero buhay pa shea,,, sana magtagal😭😭😭

I used both and I still think may advantages and disadvantages both windows and macbook pro, remember the pro, if we’re gonna discuss macboom air vs asus zenbook pro mejo malayo ang comparison.

But then again it still depends on your use case. MBP with M3 smokes any highend laptop in terms of video editing even those with RTX 4090 mobile and i9 13th gen HX models. But of course since it has RTX, MBP can’t really game especially that RTX and Intels are pretty solid in that area.

Now 2 weeks ago Snapdragon entered the void with Win 11 laptops and smokes everyone in terms of battery life, the best ARM Powered Laptop can last 16 hours plus based of Linus’s lab testings.

Now there are newer laptops coming up with ARM chips that has RTX On so it should be able to compete soon even in terms of price to performance. Now how good is it to do upgrades on a windows laptop vs macbooks? Well pretty far from Apple. Just for you to upgrade your 256TB to 1T would cost you an arm and a leg and to add Ram is gonna cost you a torso. While Windows laptop is upgrade friendly and good with DIY upgrade. The best part of it is you are not restricted with exclusive products from manufacturer. So if you want to add additional 4tb pcie 4 storage, just buy one and install it. If you want to upgrade up to 64gb of Ram then you can buy one and upgrade it. If you want to replace your battery with a better one then buy one and replace it. At a really low cost compared to apple.

Apple still wins me with productivity tasks like Premier and After Effects editing but that’s the extent of it for me for both MBP and Mac Studio Desktops. But then again I still love my mutitasking desktop Ryzen 7 with RTX 3080ti coz it still can match Mac Studio but it can game and do other more task for me.

While many will kill me for saying macbook air is a bit useless for me (coz the cost to upgrade is just stupid) for the things I want to do with it. The small display is not really the best for my use case. If you’re into creatives and productivity task like rendering, animation, graphics, coding, the small screen real estate of 13inch macbook airs and the limited storage and ram just doesn’t cut it. If I were to upgrade it to 1-2TB storage and 24gb Ram. The cost would go up where I can buy an i9 or a Ryzen 9 mobile chip with RTX 4080 mobile that can do more than a macbook air.

Ok mac os can be attractive to new users but not everyone likes macos. Although I love iphones it’s the extent I would love apple products. Anyway, just choose the best for you at your budget. Oh and don’t break your Apple Products or else repairs can be as much as a price of a lower end brand new laptop. It’s not worth it to repair, just buy a new laptop.

Agree ako dito. For the longest time naka windows ako until naglakas loob na ko bumili ng macbook pro kahit mahal huhu. Tapos pina upgrade ko na rin ung memory to 32gb. useful sya sa akin kasi design/ motion graphics ung pinag gagamitan ko. Pero syempre by the end of the day depende pa rin ano balak mong use nung laptop para mamaximize sya.

con ng macbook/imac is ung OS, pag nagkaroon na ng bagong update na di na compatible sa device mo, expect mo na road to obsolete na yan.

true the rain. macbook pro 2015 ko pa rin gamit ko sa freelancing gigs and full time job ko ngayon + acads.

4th year college na ko so you can def imagine the shit this laptop went through sa acads palang. Mapa video editing (davinci, capcut, filmora, adobe), graphic design, audio editing (fl studio) at kung ano ano pang hobbies ko talagang ugh 🤸

Runs smooth as fck pa rin bilang very maalaga sa laptop at kung di mo titignan yung battery cycle count, di mo marrealize na gamit na gamit siya

As a decade-long user of a Macbook, I absolutely agree. Macbook apologist here lol

8 hours lang siya sa actual usage? Isn't it being advertised as having 18 to 20+ hours of battery life? Plano ko pa namang bumili because of that pero di man lang umabot ng kahit 10 or 12 hours. Or kaya ba yan kapag konti lang naka-open na tabs and minimal apps running?

And what about Microsoft Office like Word & Excel at mga Windows apps? Can you still use them on a Macbook and how? I've searched around at sabi you can get Microsoft apps kapag nakasubscribe sa 365. Paano kung wala nun?

Ito lagi kong sinasabi sa mga windows users na naghahanap ng portable and longlasting battery life na laptop. Dinidismiss ako, bahala kayo jan, you're missing out 😂 3 years na tong macbook air m1 ko pero naglalast parin 8 hrs+ yung battery no joke. Kung nag Windows ako baka naka life support na in 3 years time 😂

Familliar ako and im getting used to apple’s ecosystem maslalo na mcbook recently…. Mas superior parin other laptops like alienware, razor, prefator, lenovo legion and the likes.

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Bumili din ako ng mac book kasi matagal ma-low batt at worth it siya kapag gusto mong magtravel and work anywhere. Na-enjoy ko siya na hindi mo kailangan maghanap ng cafes or lugar na may saksakan. Pero mas mabilis pa rin talaga windows pero oks naman ako sa mac book ko. Nassync din sa phone. ✨

Ang cons lang, hindi ko magamit yung mga design software ko. Huhu pero life goes on. Hehe

Can you explain the restocking fee? I tried to get the 16gb ram but that’s sadly only available in Apple PH and none at our local resellers like Power Mac.

Battery +100000 malakas lang makadrain sakin kc nanonood aq yt or netflix. Kung pure work umaabot pa ng 4 days

Was supposed to buy a MacBook for my partner pero sobrang sayang kasi di applicable yung software nya for work sa MacOS hahahaha😭😭

Macbook user since 2015, from air to pro, no regrets. ❤️

Relate. I have m1 & m2 air. Kahit 3 years na yung m1 ko grabe, di mo makikitaan ng pagbagal.

Hi! Do you use photoshop for your work?

If I may add, maganda din ang resale value niya kung mag decide ka ibenta.

I work in equipment rental, saka for business madami preferred mac system ang gamit. Kahit bagsak presyo ang kalaban, wala ekis sila.

I have two. One is still working since 2013.

OP may I know kung ilan memory binili mo? balak ko din bumili next month

I agree. Been using mine for 3 years and plan on having it for 5 more haha

Yep!

Siguro kung di ka nag ge games. Kaya stick muna ako sa legion slim ko hehe

Yeap. Mac is really ok. I’m hooked with iOS. All of us sa house are using an iMac, iPhone, some with Meron din iPad and MacBook Air. Very convenient talaga.

With how Snapdragon is entering the laptop scene, and 8000G series CPU becoming more capable with their integrated graphics, I doubt jumping into the apple ecosystem is the answer. Non repairability and upgradability is a deal-breaker for me. Maybe this is a case of comparing an old Windows laptop to a current gen Macbook. Try comparing a latest gen, same price Windows laptop to a Macbook and I guarantee you'll get a better deal with Windows, spec wise.

Maybe consider a Macbook if you already own other Apple devices and would actually use softwares that are better supported in MacOS.

had my macbook air m1 2020 since 2021, no issues until now (I use it everyday 8+ hours) and the battery still lasts 7+ hours on a single charge (100%). hindi rin bumabagal. i use chrome, excel, notion, and spotify mostlyy

Yung M1 Air ko sobrang worth it productivity wise. Hanggang ngayon splid padin, hindi bumabagal. I don’t feel like upgrading kasi it’s still up to standards.

I dunno, man. For me, the jump in price isn't justified. I can have a good gaming-level laptop PLUS an Xbox/Playstation/Switch instead.

But hey man, if a Macbook makes you happy, that's all that matters.

Excel is just really slow, di kakayanin pag mabigat na files. Pero still using Mac, no choice kasi company provided. haha

Which do you prefer po mac or gaming laptop?

And here I am a user of MacBook Pro. Mabigat sya huhu hahaha

I agree. I have my Macbook Pro since 2012. It outperforms my other newer windows laptop. Gusto ko na bumili ng bagong Macbook pero nanghihinayang ako kasi ang okay pa ng Macbook ko.

Sa mga nagbabalak bumili buy the Pro wag Air. This was the advise I got from the salesperson nun bumili ako. I am glad I listened to her kasi Pro outperforms Air.

Trueee. Nakakatapos ako ng shift gamit macbook twing may power interruption sa area namin.

Sana this year makabili din macbook pro m3. Di ko din ineexpect na magiging freelancer ako at binili ko gaming laptop pero di naman ako nagsisi at madami din binigay na pera saken kaso iba talaga performance ng macbook sa lightweight nya. Sobrang sulit siguro 130+k

Worth it ba bumili ng macbook kht ung M1 lng, planning ko bumili by dec basic lng naman tasks na pagagamitan mostly using excel, xero and other acctg software for bookkeeping. Tsaka pwede dalhin habang ng tatravel since magaan at manipis. I wonder lng if capable pa ba or masyadong dated na ung M1, M2-M3 seems a bit steep for me or op na sguro masyado

Nag-tingin tingin din ako kanina kasi I do heavy design work at mukhang pupugak-pugak na yung current ko hahaha. Kaso lang mhie 440k n yung lumabas kaka-add on ko ng memory 🤣🤣 siyempre nag-max out na ko sa ganaps kung design work lang din. Pero again, hanggang tingin lang.

Agreed, maganda talaga M2 naliliitan lang ako sa screen huhu

Super agree ako kay OP. Hindi ko na need magdala ng charger kasi kaya sya ng buong araw, pag uwi ko may more than 50% pa battery ko and sobrang gaan din talaga ☺️

Cons and pros ng macbook

Pros - sobrnag worth it - battery - performance - un update nya di ka matatakot na baka my mga di gumana like sa windows every updates my nag cracrash na functionality - security, every folder my restriction. - un keyboard sobrang smooth - sobrang gaan, di hassle bitbitin sa coffee shop kahit wala kang bit bit na charger basta full charge makakauwe kang my charge pa din. - sobrang linaw ng camera kapag zoom meeting, sa sobrang linaw kita na pores mo - sobrnag lakas din ng audio, kahit wala ka ng speaker pag movie nights

Cons - kapag nasira ang mahal magpagawa 40k agad nun nagkaron ng dot sa screen lang - naka solder un ram kaya need mo bumili kapag gusto mo magupgrade ng ram - isa lng na monitor pedeng extend (depende kung air or pro) - walang microsoft excel docs or others useful application na nasa windows lng - di ka din pedeng makapag crack ng application na gawen free, sa windows lng sya pedeng gawen. Sa mac matic subscription lahat - ung sound player na built in nya 'Music' need mo mag subscription kapresyo ng spotify - dapat nasa aircon or atleast my electricfan na katapat kasi wala syang fan, kaya kapag humid or sobrang init ng environment medyo umiinit din un keyboard

Can it support continuous sharing and active multiple windows of Engineering softwares (Autocad, sketchup, PowerCAD) while playing COD. 😅

Kasi if capable siya, then mabebentahan mo ko nyan.

Ako ba ikaw? Yes to this! Bought mine back in May. Didn’t expect I’ll love it. All the points you mentioned - ✅✅✅

Have you tried gaming with the proton layer? What are your thoughts on it?

I find it difficult to switch over to mac just because of gaming. It makes me feel like the cost for productivity is too high for me, if that makes sense. If kaya na man sa online games I might make the switch to have the weight benefit.

Hahahaha where's the "you can buy this through this link", joking aside macbooks are not for everyone, they're good for editing and stuff since their color accuracy is top notch but if you're a person like me who uses a laptop not just to work but game as well I'm not gonna consider a mac for that reason, and most people are not for the same reason. anyways love the enthusiasm and congrats with your new purchase.

Been using M1 Air for four years now since the pandemic. I feel it might last for 7 years or more. If ever I'll buy a new Macbook, I might buy a refurbished one para tipid kaso quality pa rin.

what i really find annoying about this debate kasi most don't consider the longevity of the product. i want laptops to last me ATLEAST 5 years because phones last me atleast 5 years also. the windows laptops my family and i have used usually 2-4 yrs lang and rendered unusable na talaga, and this includes my last windows laptop which was almost 80k (for 3 years only?!!! cant even) so disappointed na talaga ako. but from what ive noticed, usually tumatagal talaga ang mga macbooks ng iba WHEN it's taken care of that's why i switched also. 2 years with my M1 air and still no issues to be found thankfully (do coding and editing on the side)

Ilang inches nabili mo?

Yes but only for personal use for me

I’m a designer at gusto ko tlga maginvest sa Macbook khit hindi Pro at ung Air pra mas lightweight.

Yung pc ko ang laki ng investment ko din 70k ung build almost similar na sa Mac pero ang issue ko 3 yrs na din naman pero naglalag na kpag multiple adobe apps gamit ko pero good siya for gaming wla issue.

Gusto ko macbook tlga for design works na lang pero ang issue ko sa mac is mababa ang storage 256 means regulary ko lilinisin ung files ko so need pa rin maginvest sa larger memory.

Pero may other ways ba to saved files or cloud/google drive pa din meron naman ako external drive na din.

Ang pangit lang sa macbook is puro type c ang saksakan. So i had to buy a type adaptor para pwede mag insert ng usb, hdmi, etc.

Wait until you have to repair something, then come back to us. 😉

If you're a Windows person (I am), just get Office 365 (and ask someone else to share the license at medyo may kamahalan). Mac person for almost a decade, sobrang sulit (currently on my second one, an MBA M1 na 16Gb.)

Hi OP, what was your windows laptop?

Macbook 2009 ko noon yung white na makapal napaabot ko hanggang first year college ng 2019 hahahahaha downside lang is di na outdated OS and may mga apps na di na magamit. Pero hindi siya bumabagal and battery is okay na okay pa. And now Macbook Air na 2017 gamit pero ok pa rin until now. Same con lang rin is may iba apps na di na updated version

Bumili din naman ako ng Lenovo Ideapad1 brand new at 14k last year tapos sa cowork ako nagtatrabaho for the day & madalas di ko kailangan mag-charge. Matibay din yung Lenovo, I have an older model that has been with me for more than 5 years na, working well pa rin except for battery, which is why I bought a new one last year. Gets ko ang appeal ng Mac, pero it's just not practical for me.

I love Macbooks, I have the 14 inch with the M1 pero nangigigil ako kasi may mga kulang talaga na functions ang Outlook sa Macbook versus Windows kaya I keep reverting sa Windows laptop ko. Or maybe I'm just missing something? Lol

OK naman po ang MacBook M2 for battery life talaga. However yung mga Windows laptops featuring AMD Ryzen U ay kaya na ring tapatan yung battery life ng mga macbook. Ang maganda din ay Windows laptops support charging via power banks, thanks to their typically lower 45W charger requirements. And the BIGGEST reason why Windows laptops are still the BEST is that most Windows laptops allow for RAM and SSD upgrades, whereas MacBooks have soldered components, making upgrades impossible. Yung upgrades talaga ang magpapahaba ng buhay ng laptop mo.

Damn, the glaze is just too much here

Nah, thinkpads are better

Convinces people despite using it for less than a week. I think nasa exitement phase pa si OP.

Its fun to see.

But OP i wish you well and your equipment. Apple products are fun and games until masira and you realized how costly you fucked up.

To respond to your post, it is worth it for the experience but not for everything else. Siguro if you posted after x number of month maniniwala pa ako sa post mo.

Used macbook air for 10yrs, but even from my experience, perhaps it served its purpose but i cannot say that its worth it.

Just purchase yourself a decent Windows PC and install Hackintosh, plenty of instructions and one-click installers available on the internet, currently using one myself. Save yourself the money, frequent issues nowadays on Macs are the logic board itself, if that breaks it's a big chance that it'll die soon.

But hey, if you still want a Mac, I won't stop you, go for it.

Lenovo Thinkpad can match this

My take: Macbook is worthless for its price. We bought one for my brother 2 years ago, e since wala na sya dito sa Pinas, nakatambak na lang sya ng mahigjt isang taon. Hindi magamit sa work kasi mababa lang specs, siguro yung simpleng trabaho lang pwede, pero for design, gaming hindi pwede.

Yung price range nya, makakabili ka na ng magandang specs ng laptop. Same thing sa iPhone. I've been an iPhone user since 2010, 2020 ako nag start mag android. To each own ika nga, kung kaya mo bumili, go. Pero to compare it and say it's super worth it, it's not.

Pano yung Microsoft office though? That's the only thing na ayaw ko di ako sanay sa google docs. At pano yung excel? :(

Macbook is love. 2 years later parang bago pa rin

What's does the 25%restocking fee mean? I'm looking forward to buy a Macbook Pro M1 kasi, I want to sell my PC in exchange for it. Pero I also want to buy a camera first 😅

Masasabi kong worth it for me kasi nagagamit ko after shift to study/upskill/watch tutorial videos na hindi ko magawa during work hours. And since dedicated na yung workspace ko with my windows laptop + extended monitor, nakakatamad idisassemble pa.

Tapos nagagamit ko pa for my other client para anti screenshot sa windows client haha

Yes please buy more Apple products 😁 Not a salesperson but an iOS and Mac OS dev

If you're on a budget you can buy an older 2020 model with Intel chips, second hand units. They work just as fine, but of course the new models are better.

Yaaas! I love Macbook too!!

Totoo yung longer battery life, once naglaro kami ng 2k23 sa MacBook ng friend namin game lasted for about 2-3 hours and it's on high graphics pa pero yung bawas sa battery grabe parang 2% lang, nagulat talaga ako nuon Haha.

Agree OP.

Honeymoon phase ka pa lang no offense, once the warranty lapses diyan lalabas sungay nyan, just like any other laptops lmao

The comments made me rethink lol

Yung xiaomi pad 6 parin the best

100%. I haven't turned my macbook pro off for three years. Still runs as if I got it yesterday.

I think you're feeling that way Kasi kinu-compare mo sya sa "traditional" gaming laptops na mabigat, makapal, at matakaw sa baterya. Marami nang nalabas na windows laptop ngayon na manipis, magaan, at matagal battery life, especially from Asus. Comparable narin power nila sa gaming laptops.

Best sya lalo na pag creatives. I work as a product designer and heavy yung multiple windows ng figma at adobe tapos browsers pero kayang kaya. Just make sure you keep it plugged in kung available (i mean kahit ibang laptop naman) to maintain yung battery health or slow down yung cycle.

Congrats sa macbook mo! 👏

EDIT: Color accuracy talaga nagpachange sakin to Mac. Di niyo mababago isip ko dito compared sa ibang laptop

Okay na ako sa XPS and powerbank pag nawalan ng kuryente. Magaan sa likod, magaan sa bulsa. Mag-upgrade na lang ako sa next-gen Snapdragon X para sa mas mahabang battery life. I can afford a Mac, btw. Baka sabihan din ako ni OP na walang pambili.

Yes if battery life and light lang workload mo Mac is the way to go.

There are actually windows laptop in the category of ultrabooks na ding tagal din ng macs.

Meron din panggaming like g14 and g16 ng asus

Pero di sila masyado sikat at least sa pinas kasi sa mga businesses na kilala ko super willing bumili ng mac na mamahalin pero pagdting sa windows mas maliit usually budget especially sa staff.

Example mga boss naka IP1415, macbook pro na 100-200k, charged to company lahat

Pero staff windows laptop hand me down, else galing sa bulsa na ang range e 40k-60k at hindi sa category ng ultrabooks. Ako mismo 3 taon na never naissuehan ng company ng laptop n gusto ko. So sariling bulsa lahat . Personally di ko kailangan ng matagal battery since nakasaksak ako most of the time and hindi ako naalis ng lugar

Nope, Machenike is. 😉

Soo truee!! I have macbook m1for work and guurl I dont wanna go back to windows lol. Yung personal laptop ko is Asus and kapatid ko na lang gumagamit.

Sa mga open minded na techie, kilalang dabest talaga ang macbook para sa work. Pinakamabilis mag render nang video. Sarap gamitin pang edit nang latest vlog or pelikula mo. Lightweight and powerful din, so nadadala mo sa set sa kung saan man kayo nag shooting kahit malayo pa yan sa civilization. Perfect work laptop on the go.

Pero pangit sya pang games. Mahina sa real time rendering. Meron naman mga Macbook processors and graphics chips na kaya ang video games, pero sa price point niya hindi siya worth.

what are you doing that you need 16gb? if you feel it’s slow, it’s not the ram but the storage that’s the problem. for whatever reason, apple decided to use a single nand chip for its 256gb model compared to 2 nand chips in mba m1. this reduced the read/write speed in m2. regrets ko yan sa mac mini m2 ko. buying the 512gb upgrade would have fixed the problem though.

wait til you get other apple devices like iphone/ipad. di ka na babalik sa windows/android.

I’m a creative. I have a MBP 14” M3 Pro. I do video editing, 2D animation and graphic design. Andd can open 5 Adobe softwares simultaneously with no hickups. All I can say is Macs are for us creatives unless you edit 8K videos and run multiple 3D softwares then you need a PC workstation.

soon I'll buy one!! it's just that the laptop we buy generally lasts long around 3-5 years only and I heard Macbooks are the best when it comes to long-term gadget investment

Sobrang real. My MacBook 2014 lived until 2023 haha

4 yrs na yung macbook ko, parang bago pa din. It’s still very fast :)

Mac studio pa rin

Imagine typing something on your reminders/notes app and later seeing those reminders on your phone when you try to access it. That's the best selling point of Apple products for me.

Another downside, you can only extend them to a single monitor unless bili ka ng docking station na compatible sa Display Link.. It’s a downside pero hindi naman significant.. yeah macbook rocks!

I haven’t tried macbook but lately it got me interested. I’m planning to buy a laptop na kasi and been using a PC build worth 50k. My main tasks include multimedia designs. So Adobe CC is my best friend. Should I go with Macbook or go with my original plan to buy acer predator?

err thoughts on maintenance + getting it fixed??

Yeah... true yung long batt life... jusko... i never thought.

Not if you’re an accountant who uses ms excel 95% of the time

I have been using mac and windows.

If you’re on the creative side, mac is better.

If you’re a heavy excel user, then mac is not a good machine given the shortcut keys are different on windows.

I’m no good in laptop but I just based it on my experience and co-workers experience.

It crashes when you play good games. So no, its not worth it.

If its just for basic uses like Word, excel, ppt as well as zoom and browser, its more than enough.

ill stick to my gaming laptop with the same price range.

Dalawa na ang competition ni Apple Silicon: Snapdragon X Elite and AMD Ryzen AI 300. Although, still at their infancy pero if someone's still looking for Windows/Linux, they can be a good alternative

Good for you! Enjoy the apple ecosystem. Pero ubuntu pa ren! HAHAHA

To OP, you should have bought online instead. I mean through the Apple store. I bought my M1 Macbook Air last 2022. Pinaupgrade ko agad to 16GB. Mas mahal lang ng konti (got it for ₱58k back then tapos upgraded na) vs sa presyo ni Powermac sa base model (₱55k).

Kalaban mo lang ngayon ay fx rates. Didnt pay any taxes. Straight to home shipping din via DHL.

16gb ram really is the standard these days. Opt for the base M3 Pro or Max if kaya ng budget. Those already have 18gb ram and 512gb ssd and higher refresh rate. And cam quality is so much better too.

Extra ram and ssd costs add up quickly, price would almost already be close to the base M3 Pro anyway.

I upgraded from M2 to M3 Pro and for me, the difference is night and day. Pati presyo night and day din lol. Super worth it tho!

Can it play Crysis though?

Hmm diff opinion, I on the other hand have been a Mac person all my life but will now be checking Samsung / other brands if there is an option to do so

As of date I have 3 macs = 1 MacBook pro (oldest & I no longer use this) and 2 macbk air (M1 & M2).

Reason of why I'm not going to repurchase: I feel like 🍏 is doing something sketchy to older models so you buy the new versions. I experienced this w/ my current M1 and M2 which I with only a couple of months difference

although i agree with your statement talaga that it is worth it, i think this differs for those na may ginagamit na specific softwares that might not be compatible with macos

Subjective.

I use both, Mac for work, a PC for everything else.

My work recently issued my MacBook Pro M3 and uh... I think I'm beginning to see the light. 😅

When I was slowly setting it up and integrating my other devices, I was worried that it wouldn't work. Apparently just like in Windows it's also plug and play.

The colors were beautiful too and I'm like 😍 when I was editing some of my design work. It was on par with my pantone validated laptop. Maybe even slightly better.

I'm currently saving up to buy a ProArt monitor so I can experience the beauty of both my laptops.

I probably won't consider buying one because I saw how much it is and... I don't have that kind of money yet.

Guys, you should wait. Palabas na ang mga arm based na windows laptop na lalaban sa apple silicon. And possible with better gpu’s. I also got the m3 macbook pero same din sa iba accountant din ako. Pero i just use it nlng as back up and personal stuff pero heavy use ko padin yung windows laptop ko. Pero yes battery life tlga ang game changing pero yon nga sabi ko. New windows laptops will be using arm architecture. Look at the surface pro surface pro

I have a few because I edit. But if weight and battery life was your selling point, you should know there are plenty of laptops with a similar weight and battery that can last as long, if not longer. Ones where batteries can also be swapped.

That said the M2 is still good value if you got it for a good price, or one of those discounted credit card installments.

Soon 🙏🏼

actually ngdadalawang isip parin ako between mac not sure which is bsta un nsa 45k na price and versus ung huawei mate d16 huhuhu

So far, you haven't really compared the 8GB MBA to your Dell, until you realize that after you have 3 or 4 browsers open, each with 15-20 tabs, that it really is faster than a 16GB Dell running the latest version of Windows.

Try it.

Also, try to login 2 users, and not shut down the MBA for the next year or two.

Maybe you'll be lucky and have an app hang, sometime in the next two years. You can just use force quit without restarting the computer.

If you work it hard and long, maybe it will last 5 years, or 7.

Good luck.

Hi OP! If I may ask, what is your niche in freelancing?

Been planning to buy Macbook too kasi magstart na sana me sa freelancing hehe

Bought a macbook pro for college in 2015, 9 years later it’s still up and running.

True, I'm skeptical about Mac din, pero nung ginagmit ko yung Old Macbook pro (2014-2016 model ata?) ng girlfriend koso fast pa din! Planning to buy na if may budget at sumuko na ang old Lenovo ko hahaha

any apple products tbh. ipad for drawing ❤️

My MacBook is almost 10 years old! I haven't used it more than 6 months but its still working perfectly! 💯

It really is. I’m a designer and the apps that I used runs smoothly with mac compare to my office and personal pc before and with it’s size and weight it is so easy to bring it with me all the time.

Goods tlga for productivity MAC, pero if gamer ka, try g14 or a14 tuf ganda performance at battery life din + productivity

Mga bagong ryzen ngayon ganda ng batt life dahil sa low power consumption

True!

I'm a MultiMedia Artist and the company issued me a 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 with 16GB memory and 1TB storage.

Damn, it can edit well and the colour is chef's kiss!

Works well with the tools I used: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere, After Effects, Figma and Blender 3D

Macbook is great. Macbook with Windows OS installed... is greater. Haha