Which is the perfect laptop: Mac or Windows? Evaluating the best and worst tech of 2024.
Summary
TLDRIn this tech discussion, the hosts explore the latest in computing, sharing their thoughts on the new Snapdragon laptop and its potential performance compared to traditional M3 processors. They debate the merits of MacBooks versus Windows for various tasks, highlighting the M1 chip's impressive battery life and cooling capabilities. The conversation also touches on the best tech of 2024, with mentions of the Meta rebands and Apple Vision Pro, and delves into the ideal laptops for coding, photography, and 3D video work. The hosts share personal tech favorites, including the DJI Pocket 3 for its outstanding video quality and the Hly Land Black headphones for their surprising performance.
Takeaways
- ๐ป The speaker identifies as a PC user and prefers Windows over MacBook for ultimate computing experience.
- ๐ There is a general anticipation for reviews and benchmarks on the new Snapdragon laptop to determine its performance relative to the M3 chip.
- ๐ค The speaker expresses skepticism about the value and performance of new tech, particularly in the context of not wanting to waste money.
- ๐ฑ The conversation mentions the rabbit AI as an example of a tech product that was not well-received, due to its inability to replace a phone.
- ๐จโ๐ป For coding, the speaker recommends an Apple silicon laptop like the M1 Pro or M2 Pro for their reliability and value retention.
- ๐ท For photographers, the choice of laptop depends on the need for accurate color representation, with both Windows and Apple offering suitable options.
- ๐ฎ For 3D video editing and heavy graphics work, a high-spec Windows PC with an RTX 490 or similar is suggested for better performance.
- ๐ก The speaker highlights the importance of considering resale value when purchasing tech, with a personal preference against Samsung due to poor resale value.
- ๐ The discussion points out that laptops typically only allow upgrades to RAM or SSD, necessitating full replacements for significant performance boosts.
- ๐ For learning to code, a laptop with a large enough display is recommended, with Apple silicon laptops being both reliable and reasonably priced.
- ๐ The speaker's best tech for 2024 is the DJI Pocket 3 for its video quality and ease of use, and the Hlyland Black headphones for their sound quality and comfort.
Q & A
Which type of computer does the speaker prefer, PC or laptop?
-The speaker prefers a PC over a laptop, specifically mentioning that they are a 'PC guy'.
What is the speaker's opinion on the new Snapdragon laptop?
-The speaker is waiting for reviews and benchmarks to see if the Snapdragon laptop lives up to the hype and is worth the investment.
What is the speaker's view on the performance of the new Snapdragon laptop compared to the M3 processor?
-The speaker mentions that the Snapdragon laptop is being advertised as faster than the M3 processor, but he is skeptical and wants to see concrete benchmarks.
What does the speaker consider when evaluating the value of a tech product?
-The speaker considers the performance, cost, and resale value of tech products, emphasizing the importance of not wasting money on products that do not deliver on their promises.
What was the speaker's opinion on the worst tech product they encountered this year?
-The speaker does not specify a particular product as the worst, stating that they do not want to negatively impact any business, but they mention a general dissatisfaction with tech products that do not improve or innovate.
What tech product did the speaker consider the best for them and their family in 2024?
-The speaker mentions the Meta rebands as the best tech product for them and their family in 2024.
What is the speaker's recommendation for a laptop suitable for coding?
-The speaker recommends an Apple silicon laptop, such as the M1 Pro or M2 Pro, for coding due to their reliability and good value retention.
What does the speaker think about the performance of MacBooks with the M1 processor for casual use?
-The speaker praises the MacBook with the M1 processor for its power efficiency, lack of heat generation, and quiet operation, making it ideal for casual use.
What is the speaker's view on the resale value of tech products, and which brand does he mention disliking for this reason?
-The speaker believes in the importance of a good resale value for tech products and mentions disliking Samsung due to their products' poor resale value.
What tech product did the speaker find surprisingly enjoyable to use this year?
-The speaker was pleasantly surprised by the DJI Pocket 3, praising its video quality and ease of use for filming YouTube and Instagram videos.
What is the speaker's opinion on the camera quality of the iPhone 50 Pro compared to the Samsung S24 Ultra?
-The speaker finds the camera of the iPhone 50 Pro to be impressive, even though the Samsung S24 Ultra offers higher resolution capabilities, stating that the iPhone footage is still superior.
Outlines
๐ค Debate on Laptops and Tech Reviews
The first paragraph introduces a discussion between two individuals about their preferences for laptops and PCs, specifically addressing the new Snapdragon laptop and its performance claims. They express skepticism about the hype surrounding this product, awaiting benchmarks and reviews to confirm its capabilities. The conversation touches on the importance of not wasting money and the desire for reliable performance benchmarks, reflecting a cautious approach to new tech.
๐ป Tech Preferences and Resale Value Concerns
In the second paragraph, the speakers delve into personal tech preferences, discussing the ideal specifications for a Windows PC, particularly for tasks like video editing and 3D rendering. They mention the high cost of top-tier components like the RTX 490 and consider budget alternatives. The conversation also addresses the resale value of tech products, with a particular dislike for Samsung due to poor resale performance. The paragraph highlights the challenges of upgrading laptops and the significant loss in value that occurs when doing so.
๐ฑ Best Tech of 2024 and Personal Experiences
The final paragraph wraps up the conversation with reflections on the best tech of 2024 according to the speakers. They share personal experiences with various devices, including the disappointment with certain products and the excitement over others like the DJI Pocket 3 and the Hly Land Black. The discussion covers a range of tech, from smartphones to action cameras, and ends with an invitation for the audience to join the conversation and share their thoughts on the topics discussed.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กSnapdragon laptop
๐กBenchmark
๐กMacBook
๐กWindows PC
๐กApple Silicon
๐กMac Mini
๐กRTX 490
๐กResale value
๐กCoding
๐กPhotography
๐ก3D video
Highlights
Discussion on the new Snapdragon laptop and the anticipation for performance reviews and benchmarks.
Skepticism about the performance of the Snapdragon laptop in comparison to the M3 processor.
The importance of waiting for benchmarks before judging the worth of new tech like Adobe Premiere Pro on Snapdragon.
Val's experience with the MacBook and its impressive battery life and cooling system.
Preference for Windows over MacBook for heavy tasks like video editing.
Comparison of the performance of Mac Mini to a high-spec PC for tasks like coding and rendering.
The high cost of the RTX 490 graphics card and its impact on the choice for a Windows PC setup.
Concerns about the resale value of tech products and the preference for items that retain value well.
The recommendation for a MacBook with M1 or M2 chip for coding due to their reliability and value retention.
Discussion on the choice of laptops for photographers with a focus on accurate color representation.
The preference for a Windows PC over a Mac for 3D video work due to software compatibility.
Val's consideration of switching from his PC to a Mac due to performance expectations.
The surprising enjoyment of using the DJI Pocket 3 for video recording and its ease of use.
Comparison of the video quality of the iPhone, Samsung S24 Ultra, and DJI Pocket 3.
Unexpected appreciation for the Hly Land Black headphones and their performance.
The practicality of using the Hly Land Black headphones for recording and their setup process.
Val's choice of the Meta Rebands as the best tech for him and his family in 2024.
The iPhone 50 Pro's camera performance and its comparison to the Samsung S24 Ultra.
Closing thoughts on the conversation and an invitation for viewers to join the discussion.
Transcripts
are you a PC or a laptop guy pc pc guy
yeah so what's the
ultimate computer for you MacBook or
Windows Windows I'm here with Val and
we're about to talk about laptops so
what's up now man I'm all right so
thanks for the
tury oh tur is expensive you have to
tell me thank you I me he reached to say
thank you anyways so let's Jump Right In
what are your thoughts about the new
Snapdragon laptop it's been everywhere
everybody's talking about it so the
thing is it's new so I'll we're just
waiting for reviews and Benchmark and I
won't see if it's worth the hype because
you're telling us that or they're
telling us that is faster than the M3 we
know that's what you're saying but how
far let's get let's install uh Adobe
Premiere Pro and uh see how fast it is
so I'm just I'm basically waiting for
Benchmark and reviews it's funny that no
nobody yeah up now nobody has said
anything about it all I'm saying is I've
gotten the laptop but where is the
performance benchmark test as a Nigerian
I am I am
skeptical we can't waste money I swear
so what would you say is the worst Tech
of the worst deck you've seen of heard
of this year well a couple of them I
mean um I don't to I don't want to wreck
I'm not like mkb I don't want to wreck
people's businesses just say that just
say it but what what what kind of like
like like is oh worst
Tech um so for me the worst Tech I have
used this
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year I don't think I have handled
anything that is that bad this year I
don't think I okay what what of
something you've seen on like for
example Eric's worst tech for this year
was that rabbit AI stuff the one name
kbd is that is that is that even a to
think to think they they had the
audacity to think something something
like that can actually replace a phone
like no that that no it's
kind
so I I honest I want to just be good you
don't to trash talk I don't want to
Trash Talk anybody because it takes
effort and time and everything so I
don't think I've what's Tech no I mean
everything can get better now so okay
what best tech so far
2024 best
deck for me yeah and my
family it's the meta rebands too oh okay
I mean it's all right so best tech for
me should
be I'm tempted to say apple Vision Pro
because $4,000 yeah because it's good
it's good but it's
expensive and the fact that they haven't
even done anything new with it I mean
the WWDC just finished and it was
nothing they'll add more games they add
more we are waiting for it show us they
they add more movies to Apple TV
plus quick word yeah are you a PC or a
laptop guy pc pc guy yeah so what's the
ultimate computer for you MacBook or
Windows Windows really so so so the
thing the thing
about um or the good thing about our job
is we get to review things so you can't
just sit on an island and say I'm using
an Mac no no you get to use Windows you
get to use Mac so when I want to do
casual emailing and stuff I use my mark
it doesn't getk doesn't have power no
it's it's it's it has it's it has so
much power that it doesn't the battery
doesn't drain that fast and it doesn't
get hot I I cannot remember the last
time my fan the fan in my MacBook Pro
came on came on I cannot remember I have
used that laptop like like in an awkward
position with the laptop on my lab it's
no Heats and you know so yeah so that's
that's that's one of the good things
about the M the the the the MacBooks
with the M1 processor I mean with the m
processor then when it's time to get
work done my PC that's why I do all my
editing my PC is faster than my Mac when
it comes to editing what Mac
Mini cuz it's the idea it's the p idea
to yeah yeah so you rather a mar Mini
no it's still not as powerful as my PC
but I I know kg uses a Mac Mini I think
the two or something and he loves
it so if there's excuse me so if there's
like a an IT person that codes that does
heavy coding yeah or someone that
renders heavy stuff MacBook MacBook
that's your ADV easy easy what heavy
Graphics so for
graphics I would say
a Windows PC would get you a better
would do better for you what kind of
specification you're looking at um the
RTX 490 if you can afford it it's
expensive like how
much minimum like 3.5 million wow and
that's that's like M M3 Max yeah yeah
yeah yeah so what's the what's the
what's the almost budget version of that
you could get the um for for for Mac no
no not for Mac for Windows for Windows
since you said Windows is the best now
you go for something older you know
something older what's the resale value
they don't they don't really do well to
be honest I don't know why but
personally I can't buy anything that
doesn't have good Reserve value so
that's another problem I have that's why
I don't like Samsung yeah shots
fired so that's another thing you should
but then if you have work to do you
don't and usually when when the money is
usually resale value is not what you
think of when come we exactly but again
upgrade always comes
in yeah but you know how laptops are now
even if there's a new upgrade you're
only upgrading the Ram or the SSD the
things that actually make the the laptop
faster you can upgrade it so you have to
buy a new one okay and you're going to
lose like 50% of the value
instantly even more s
this is just that's just the way it is
true okay so I always get this question
plenty in my
DM um I am learning how to code okay I
need a laptop something that can save me
that is not expensive what laptop so
since you're coding you you definitely
need a display a laptop that has a big
enough display like 14 inch so the M1
Pro M2 Pro 14 inch 16 inch would do good
for you that's the perfect laptop for
coding to be honest you don't need the
windows you don't need that all that
power you just need something that is
reliable and
any Apple silicon laptop would would do
well for you and they're not that
expensive and they retain their value
and they're good they're good laptops
what photographers photography you can
use anyone you can use I know most of
them the problem they have is um a
screen that gives what they call that
accurate color accurate color so yeah
windows and and on Apple there are
laptops that do that but because you're
a photographer swag now
swag that logo alone is like additional
200k on the on the client sure sure sure
sure um 3D people 3D video easy so for
trading now um
the M
Max or very youd you don't have
body yeah but I think it it will now
depend on the software you use cuz
there's some softwares that don't work
on Windows I mean um work on the new ma
window def definitely I mean I'm
actually thinking of even cuz I'm using
the M1 Pro I'm thinking of buying the M3
Max will you throw your PC your RGB PC
PC is fine I not lie but I can never use
Windows I would like to I might throw it
away I might St away if you if you're
watching this video tag tag valoid is
there to throw his PC I might why I'm
saying I might is because I'm a
performance guy I want to I have an 8
minute video I want that video to be
rendered 4K video to be rendered in 6
minutes 7 minutes that's that's the kind
of performance I'm used to W I'm not
used to it
so I thought so I also spend that money
and again another thing is the money for
the mry marks that's the highest
configuration funny enough I don't know
how I don't know that configuration is
cheaper in Nigeria year than in the US I
don't know how our brothers you know our
brothers always they always have way I
feel like I feel like they have a way to
get it so you don't mind losing was it
not um 4.8 million Nira and you're
getting the highest grade like highest
specs 4.8 million now with that price
you can build a very sweet PC that can
turn the world upside down I don't like
Windows I was this close to buy ma
mini don't like no no it's not an
option if you're not the type that moves
around I mean sure it's cheaper than a
laptop that's the but then you need to
buy a screen a monitor need to buy
keyboard and mouse so maybe when you're
putting the cost together which one the
Mac me you're talking about the Mac the
the the normal Mark meing the desktop
one the it's cheaper I was $700 $800 or
something I don't I don't do
dollars NAA is falling too
much so what about you best tech ever
best tech for 2024 best tech I said
already now what's that my my family and
friends
reban why don't you like that reban I'm
actually serious best tech for me okay
if I don't say reban best tech that I
experienced H gt20
Pro no I I understand I understand why
you I understand I
understand for me okay so that's a
mid-range gaming device so I would have
I would have called any other device but
the thing is that from from January it's
been mid-range phones midrange entry
midrange entry mid entry I the sad thing
is that the best tech I touched this
year very sad and it's sad very sad is
the s24 ultra the camera blew me away
wait I what phone are you using iPhone
50 Pro you're saying is something no no
that's why I say it's quite sad the
camera blew me away I will lie to you
camera was mad so interesting I'm used
to I'm used to pixel phones giving me
mad AI photos yeah I'm used to iPhone
giving me direct firewood photos but
with p with video mad oh I just you just
reminded me so the best tech that I
enjoyed using is the DJI pocket 3 oh
true and you bought two I bought two so
so good I bought
to
D how good he was but another one I it's
what blew me away was just the video
quality I've actually I experienced one
but I didn't really there was no memory
card so I couldn't play around but I
liked what I saw so for video we all
know the iPhone wins even though the
Samsung s24 Ultra is good but even
though it has 8K 24K it's not as good
it's not as good as the iPhone footage
honestly it's not
and the pocket 3 was better so I was
like wait what I was like what surprised
me was you know most times when you see
all this what they call it all this um
mini or GoPro kind of mic exactly camera
cameras yeah portrait might be good yeah
one both work and just flipping off
screen just like that yeah so funny
enough I've been I've been using it to
film my YouTube videos and even
Instagram videos and it's so easy it is
so easy so easy just small like that
Street like ah it's then another tech
that I enjoyed this year was funny
enough something that I didn't expect I
would enjoy is the hly land
black I did not I did not you know
inspired that stuff I told you mkb was
using it so like wait if m is then it's
actually was and I tested like I tested
them they were good and it's been on my
shelf for like 3 months I didn't not
touch it they're actually good the only
the only problem I know they have is
that if you don't know how to set it
they don't set them like regular M so if
you have the idea of road I carry there
rubbish you see but I mean play if you
just two hours of playing around and
testing you'll be fine with it so light
I connect it to my road like a pin like
it's crazy I love that you can just like
what I did now for my last video just
the necklace one just hang it and
perfect with you a fan big fan big big
fan so we come to the end of the
conversation and thank you Val for
coming always a pleasure man we're going
to have more of these conversations this
year more talkie too when there's mic
there's spy
talk but we haven't said anything
rubbish anything anything senseless and
we have podcast mics in front of us bro
we don't do
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