0gopog0@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•Why is apple being held to a higher standard than other tech companies?English
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1 year agoIntel just shamelessly pushing desktop CPUs into laptops with 200 watt power consumption nowadays lol
Being really blunt here, Intel is not the one putting 200 watt power CPU’s inside of laptops. There’s lot to criticism Intel for, but OEM design choices are not one of them.
And?
Is someone holding a gun to an OEM’s head forcing them to integrate it? Are there truly no products for which their highest TDP processors are not feasible or the correct choice to use? Are OEM’s clueless for recognizing the portion of the market who are willing to purchase machines with those chips?
The answer to all those questions is no, and I would really rather the market offer options if someone has use for them than discard them because most don’t. Heck, there’s a non-zero portion of the market that would love it if Apple had a M2 Ultra Macbook as an optiopn