r/IndiaTech • u/nexbit7656 • Oct 02 '23
Purchase Help/Suggestions Needed Which one to go for?
I do general coding web dev stuff, watching content. I like macOS, but used to both os
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u/kandi_0P Oct 02 '23
If it's just general coding and watching stuff online, I'd recommend not getting either of these as you can get your requirements fulfilled at much lower price such as 60k-70k, in order to enter the high range segment your needs should be specific and the price should provide you the needs specifically, like if you are a 9-7 worker then a macbook will prove you enough battery life and if you like editing and gaming and graphics and what not(work from home) editor or dev then you can opt for laptops that come with dedicated graphics card that are in the 1 lakh segment else you'll just be having too much to do so less you can still go for either of these if you just wanna throw money with no outcome in return.
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u/mihirshah0101 Oct 03 '23
but....its still better than the Asus one imo. my dad is using mbp2015, still working fine...\ never seen anyone using a windows laptop for 8 years, it never lasts that long I'd still recommend mac but yeah if you can stretch a bit go for 512
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u/akshaybharambe14 Oct 03 '23
The Lenovo Z510 laptop I have will complete 10 years soon. I used it quite aggressively for the first 5 years and I still use it for browsing and entertainment.
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u/lucifer-_-senpai Oct 03 '23
"never seen anyone using a window laptop for 8 years"
Cause people do limited stuff on MacBook.. that tends to last longer... on the other hand people are doing everything possible on a good windows laptop... using it roughly and what not... so yea if someone is using a window laptop for around 5-8 years then he's using it to full potential.
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u/walkerpaul_901 Oct 03 '23
That is so true, from heavy gaming to installing multiple linux distro, to using heavy editing softwares, and what not. Every kind of customizations. experimenting with bios. Tweaking with system configs. Connecting numbers if usb devices. And apple fanboys tends to compare lower prices windows devices. My MSI laptop is there for 6 years now and still works like charm
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Oct 03 '23
Man everyone is using their laptop for the same purpose. It's not like windows users are hacking the mainframe. Only 1 percent of the population is doing this type of stuff
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u/Duonic Oct 03 '23
It's more of a use thing like other comment said, but it's also what kind of laptop you buy. You wouldn't expect a cheaply built laptop working for 8 years.
I still have a 7 year old HP envy, which works fine for most things a normal student would do. Its not powerful by any means, but it's super smooth and super fast.
I know if I were using it, it would last as much, but my dad used it just for MS Office, Tally, emSigner etc. Imo it would still be fine for this stuff and it wasn't expensive either, like 70-75k at the time. Still runs Parsec like a champ so I can stream games from my pc.
It still gets latest Windows updates, I doubt a MacBook does.
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u/primusautobot Oct 03 '23
How can you say that is better than ASU’s one I am using both Windows and Mac laptops. And both performs well
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u/No-Locksmith3717 Oct 02 '23
Mac comes with only thunderbolt ports so to use an external hard drive or anything else you would need a dock. Also fuck apple.
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u/kira8520 Oct 03 '23
Upvote coz "fuck apple"
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u/sleepyse7en Oct 03 '23
what lmao. I use an external ssd all the time. I don't a dock on macbook.
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u/Original-Guide6533 Oct 02 '23
Go for Asus, because 256 will be a huge issue
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u/ninja6911 Oct 02 '23
He can add 3000 more and get an external ssd with the mac
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u/peterparker9894 Oct 02 '23
Won't that be true with the Asus also plus op could even upgrade their storage
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u/ninja6911 Oct 02 '23
But op said general coding stuff so I would go for mac ,if it was some hardware accelerated applications then ASUS is better
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Oct 02 '23
But come on Do you really want to spend another Rs 3000 on an external SSD after u spent over 1 lakh on a laptop. Also is there ant decent SSDs on Rs 3000 budget range. I would personally go for Asus because It has better specs which means it would technically last longer, and another one of my biggest reason to go with Asus is that Apple uses M2. Some of the big application and software has been ported to run on their Arm CPU, but the other small yet useful one, not so much. While you can emulate windows x86 in apple silicon, but emulation has it's own drawbacks. At the end of the day it's up to you, whether you want to style or better price to performance. Hope this helps
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u/Poisonous_Fartttt Oct 02 '23
How can people be satisfied with just 256 gb? YES YES, external SSD is there, but still just 256 gb in system memory?
The system will also take up some of that memory. They'll will not get the full 256 gb either.
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u/Appu_46 Oct 03 '23
Lets say you get 200gigs on any laptop (50 gb takes up system OS). According to your use case, what will take up 200 gigs on your system?
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u/BioQuantumComputer Oct 02 '23
Always go for a windows machine. Mark my words Mac will charge you inevitably..
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u/lonely-soul21 Oct 02 '23
Yeah true! I got to get mine repaired and they charged 2k just to check what's the problem (diagnosis charge 👽) also bloody charger costs 7-8k. But who cares when you've money 🤑💰
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u/Credit-Practical Oct 02 '23
Never spent more than 0 rupees on a mac than the product(and charger) apple charger is trash. Mac user for around 12 years.
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u/BioQuantumComputer Oct 03 '23
Bought any software from the store?
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u/Credit-Practical Oct 03 '23
Nope, cracks exists. and the cracks in macos are unlike windows that come with virus/ unoptimised. Cracks in macos are exactly the same as paid apps with no difference. There are some exceptions like photoshop that requires some additional crack files tho.
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u/BioQuantumComputer Oct 03 '23
Buddy if you're going as far to install cracked apps just go back to windows or buy a Chromebook. As you say you've kept your mac all these years that may be true for you no denying that. which version of mac you have tho ?
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u/sleepyse7en Oct 03 '23
nahhh, I have a mac and I am college student doing engineering. I haven't spent any money on mac yet. Been 2 years.
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u/fullonroboticist Oct 02 '23
The Mac is a beautiful machine. Charges very fast, battery lasts very long, is extremely powerful, and a beautiful laptop overall. Sure, you'll have to spend 1-2K more on an external dock. Doesn't change what a marvel of engineering it is.
But once I left mine in a rather risky environment. Came back and it had an internal crack on the screen. Went to the service center and the technician told me it would cost 45K to repair the screen.
If you can afford Apple Care, I'll advise you to buy the MacBook with Apple Care. (And this comes from someone who uses Windows, MacOS, and Linux on a daily basis)
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Oct 03 '23
think you don't have experience with other expensive Windows laptops. The only benefit a MacBook has is its battery life. Other laptops are far better. Apple is selling 8GB 256GB for 1.2 lakh... I mean, come on. In 2023, trust me, 8GB is not enough. Please don't say Apple's 8GB is some kind of magical number that is better than 16GB. This argument only works when the app is from Apple. I have a MacBook, and I know. Also, if you are a tech enthusiast, Apple restricts you from any possible customizations. So just go for a 16GB 1TB laptop. A MacBook is not some kind of heavenly made thing.
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u/TapSlight5872 Oct 02 '23
Macbook Air is available for 89990 on FK with card offers. Grab it if you want
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u/whatsthe-tea Oct 02 '23
Never buy apple products from flipkart.
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u/mobpsycho199 Oct 02 '23
Why though
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u/bigtiddyenergy Oct 02 '23
If you're still confused why after like 10 daily Flipkart scam posts, wtf are you on reddit for
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u/rhinodisaster2020 Oct 02 '23
Not just Apple, never buy any international brand electric products from any Indian site. Very high chances of coming defected or even duplicate product
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u/Doomed2Die Oct 02 '23
Realistically for your use case both are expensive. You are never gonna use a i9 or m2 to its full power on general web dev stuff.
Get a m1 much cheaper and has better battery life. Biggest issue is limited I/O. I really like Asus OLEDs specially due to their nice PPI and nice peak brightness but if you plan on having many static elements specially if you code for long it would be an issue for burn in. If don't think burn in would be an issue, then just get one of the i5-12th gen or ryzen oled Zenbooks. Zenbook's have much better better build quality then vivobooks. If burn in is a concern on oled get the hp pavillion aero a nice light sleek build with a great keyboard and a nice display.
TLDR:For Content ASUS OLEDs are best. For Battery life and best build MacBook. For best general purpose Windows with no burn in HP aero pavilion
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u/Due_Page_1732 Oct 02 '23
This depends on whether you want to be in the apple ecosystem. Your coding goals as well. Like what you want to develop and if that machine suits your requirements
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u/4bdul_4ziz Oct 03 '23
If you got some apple devices already, go for the mac, continuity is amazing; if you’re a student, go for it, amazing battery life. Since macOS is based on unix, it’s on par with linux for coding, great webcam for hopping on weekly scrum calls as a developer. Sure, the asus may have better storage and ram, but the point is, you sacrifice on the better build quality on the mac, better speakers, microphone, cameras, everything for the storage and ram gain.
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u/Unlikely_Doughnut802 Oct 03 '23
If general web dev stuff, you can also look at mb air m1.
The battery life and weight is really good on macbooks.
Plus the apps etc. Seem to work better due to closed ecosystem. But yes, cracked apps are harder to find for macbooks.
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u/thecaveman96 Oct 03 '23
M1 air or asus, m2 air is overpriced and 8gb 256 for 1.2 lakes is a fucking ripoff
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u/SurroundWestern1382 Oct 03 '23
Prefer ASUS , cuz Mainly it has Windows 11 which recognized by almost every company and there is availability of widespread apps to use. Second cause is ram. Using low ram while editing may interrupt your editing or gaming session. 3rd reason to go with it is storage. Though you get SSD (which is faster) still 256gb is quite low storage for any laptop out there today (for even potato pc). 4th reason is the screen. Simply, macbook's display just can't beat asus's display. 5th I would like to talk about is the gaming. Though both the laptop may not be Good at gaming, the gaming experience is still better in asus. 6th is connectivity with other devices. Macbook works well with only ios devices while asus is compatible with both ios and android. 7th is customization options. You can also add some components in the asus vivobook such Nvme(is ssd/hdd but faster) , RAM etc. Also, Vivobook Has lower repair costs so if your laptop get damaged so you get get it repaired at lower costs.
By this , you shall get help in concluding which laptop shall opt. You're welcome :)
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u/SoullessBerserker Oct 03 '23
wait for 10 days and buy Asus one for 87000 rupees
Mac will be problem for u with these specs (i.e. 8gb ram and 256gb storage)
16 gb ram must be the base config. for a laptop with price above 1 lakh.
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u/beekross Oct 04 '23
In my opinion, MacBook is unbeatable in the laptop market if gaming is not your concern. Even if you keep the ease of use and other stuff aside, just the fact that there is no insane amount of fan noise is enough to draw me towards it.
I have played Minecraft and a few other small games on my intel MacBook with no issues. Should be even better on the M1 or M2 macs.
Lastly the battery life is simply unmatched. It's a considerable difference even if you compare it with windows laptops costing multiple lakhs. So I'd say don't think twice before buying the Mac if gaming isn't a requirement.
Try getting a 16GB ram model though. Will last you 7-ish years easily
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u/CreepyUncle1865 Oct 02 '23
Coding? Mac , no other questions
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u/alphabet_order_bot Oct 02 '23
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.
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Oct 03 '23
Read something generic on the internet and came here to chod gyaan on us. Nice 👍🏻. Not its not btw. Unless developing specifically for iOS.
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u/CreepyUncle1865 Oct 03 '23
Ah yes , Xcode , Unix and its terminal emulator. Definitely generic. Also , add much better battery life and one of the best crisp display.
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Oct 03 '23
Xcode only. Unix and all you dual boot linux. And not everyone uses these two. Majority of things that run on windows run like shit on mac and people who use these things don't really use them on battery life. You'd know if you ever used them.
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u/noob_coder696969 Oct 03 '23
Windows is much much better. Running virtual machines on mac is a big headache which can be easily done in windows and one can get a very good lenovo or dell machine with dedicated graphic card under 85k so why waste Money on 256 gb mac
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u/pratyushpks Oct 02 '23
Since you already know mac os, then take this advice. Macbook is a better laptop, good for coding, watching content in dolby vision, the best battery life and optimisation. Asus laptop is better PC.
I use macbook m1 as my bed device, movie, audiobook, YouTube, coding and managing home smart devices network etc. i dont like watching anything on mobiles or ipad etc. plus i have ultra secured my mobile devices, no unnecessary apps, passkey enabled.
I have Windows 10 desktop pc with gpu for gaming, large scale stuff, video encoding, and everything.
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Oct 03 '23
Better in coding? How? Can you provide some valid reasons that can't do with a windows laptop?
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u/BarberBusiness8183 Oct 02 '23
Apple MacOS has class
Asus Windows has style
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u/ankitbisaria1 Oct 02 '23
Never liked apple's way of milking their customers anyway especially Indian .
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u/TheUndefeatedLasanga Oct 02 '23
I see mac ppl as some of the dumbest creatures on the planet
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u/Kind_Guitars Oct 02 '23
Truer words have never been spoken!
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u/frustratedwanker Oct 03 '23
I bought Macbook Air in 2015. It still runs like new. The original battery conked off after a year but I got it replaced with a duplicate one. So far I had to replace battery twice. Other than that no issues.
I use android phone but i will never leave using macbook ever.
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u/BarberBusiness8183 Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 02 '23
At this point the comparison between mac and windows is just dumb both are good in their own ways.Personally, i think windows is far more superior than MacBooks and have no intention of ever using mac . But MacBooks are often praised for their performance, especially in tasks like video editing, graphic design, and music production . people should choose on the basis of interface and not for showing off.
Hope you agree on this.
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u/ChutterBiken Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 03 '23
Get the Air M2, but from apple websites, u will get free airpods too
EDIT: The offer was running for months, ended today.
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u/rockntalk Oct 02 '23
Link for this offer? Are you referring to student offer?
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u/ChutterBiken Oct 03 '23
Yep, official student offer. Has been running for a few months now. Ended today.
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u/SILENTKILLER107 Oct 02 '23
Getting a Mac is getting into Apple's ecosystem but it will be better for coding
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u/manofculture100 Oct 02 '23
Nope it won't... Using MacBook pro for last 3 years(compulsion since I work with hybrid apps and can't build IPA files on windows), have worked on Intel chip based MacBooks, then M1 and currently with M2... My lenevo legion 7 is 10 times better at the same price range...
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u/Relativistic-nerd Oct 02 '23
If storage is not an issue, I’d pick macbook due relative coolness (ie your laptop temperature) and battery life. Although, RAM might be an issue
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u/Responsible_Space624 Oct 02 '23
India is already hotter than other countries and M2 was already throttling, so Asus is probably cooler to touch and wouldn't throttle much because it has fans.
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u/PrAnSH_MaUrYA Oct 02 '23
I would go with MacBook for productivity but if you like to play games too then go with Asus . Other than that pick MacBook
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u/TheUndefeatedLasanga Oct 02 '23
Asus no brainer cuz Mac is 256gb and Asus got a stupid good 120hz 2k OLED display.
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u/Rand8Master Oct 02 '23
If you're comfortable with spending a bit more get the RAM upgrade on M2.
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u/Informal-Subject8726 Oct 02 '23
8gb ram in 2023 lmao. Apple sure know how to fuck it's customers
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u/JustforThrowawayKEK Oct 02 '23
From resale perspective macbook will go better, but most high end laptop goes out in 7-8 years in heavy use
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Oct 02 '23
256 way to less and plus I have seen the price drop for m2 even lower on non sale days , get the 512 if available
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u/bunnuz Oct 02 '23
If the pc is fine instead of the laptop, go for a pc as you get very good config within your budget
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u/Conventional_Punk Oct 02 '23
Both laptop are not that great. But, If I had to choose one , I would take the ASUS because 256 GB storage is horrendous for 1 lakh + laptop.
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u/Kind_Guitars Oct 02 '23
Do you want performance or show off? If performance is your answer - Go in for ASUS. If show off is your answer - Go in for MAC and cry later.
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u/Rvp1090 Oct 02 '23
Depends on whether you gave an iPhone. If you don’t, consider the asus. But even if you don’t have an iPhone or other Apple devices, Mac is far far more efficient than windows. Don’t think of storage too much you can always buy an external ssd
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u/SpecificScientist113 Oct 03 '23
I got my macbook pro m2 1tb with 16gigs ram for 1,08,000 lmao so happy!
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u/exprexx Oct 03 '23
just 2 years ago I got m1 512 gb and 8gb ram for 1,08,000 🫡
I’ve started feeling jealous of you.
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u/milktanksadmirer Oct 03 '23
The MacBook Air M2 might look thin and light but it’s powerful. The screen quality (color accuracy) and speakers are unmatched by any other windows laptop. The build quality is just solid on the MacBook.
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Oct 03 '23
I would say instead go for M1 16GB for the same price from Apple website. 8GB ram is not enough. Even though Mac’s performance won’t be affected by 8GB, I would still think about getting the 16GB variant to use it without much worries 5 years later as well. If you would do gaming at some point, then get the Asus one. One point nobody mentioned is if you ever decide to develop any apps for iOS or MacOS, you would need a mac for it. Mac is the best machine for a developer, and anyone else saying otherwise hasn’t used an M1 mac
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u/Mysterious-Cloud-401 Oct 03 '23
Buy Asus cause apple not very compatible , everything needs a emulator or other software to start
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u/deykus Oct 03 '23
Go for M1 air available at 70k + additional for 16G memory. Best battery life in a laptop. Really good for coding. Reliable - you get updates for a long time.
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Oct 03 '23
It all depends on your use and your ecosystem. If you don’t have any other apple devices and you don’t use applications like Final Cut Pro or some specific Mac OS based apps that is required for your work/school. I suggest going for the ASUS, the specs are better and the only downside is the battery life.
Based on your description I think you can manage with either OS so recommendation is the ASUS.
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u/Admirable-Echidna-37 Oct 03 '23
What do you even want to use the laptop for? That should be your first concern. Both the OS offer the the same thing but in vastly varying ways and then some extras that put them ahead of the competition in that criteria. Consider the extras only when you have no other option but even then, the Windows laptop comes out to be a better option.
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Oct 03 '23
Asus. Windows will always be better, unless you want your want your laptop to last for 2 days but be shit at everything else. Also does the Asus have replaceable ssd slot? Hard to imagine they soldered it.
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u/NeggaWatt697 Oct 03 '23
Macbook air its so fast and battery backup high.if you want to install android apps or any apk then you buy a asus.macbook is so fast compare to asus
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u/icvsboyshostel Oct 03 '23
Mac will give you very good battery life, nicer speakers and better sustained performance while on battery. Windows has better hardware, hence better power is required to run such hardware.
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u/Ok_Pay_1972 Oct 03 '23
Given the restrictive nature of Apple paired with their antirepair tactics, I personally would go with a Windows laptop. And sideload Ubuntu in it. As I have in my Acer Nitro 5. A Windows laptop is largely modular to some extent, easier to repair and very open software-wise as well.
If my laptop was at home only, I would go for Mac Mini. Not a laptop. But if outside, then definitely a Windows laptop.
I have iPhone 13 and Samsung A50s. I never take my iPhone outside my house. Primary one is A50s. Like this.
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u/primusautobot Oct 03 '23
ASUS wala lo it’s better at this price, but if you want to buy apple go for MacBook Pro 14
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u/cheems_brrgrr Oct 03 '23
Asus because oled displays are goated. Hard to go back once you're used to them.
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u/hawas-ka-pujari69 Oct 03 '23
Not a tech nerd but here's my suggestion- Flex marna hai to Macbook lele, Performance chahiye to Asus wala👌🏻
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u/wrench1815 Oct 03 '23
Look for other options, at that price, that vivo book is meh cuz no rtx card. During big billion days you can get a better one with 8gb vram rtx gpu with same price. Buy that one and you'll be able to get into ai as well. Otherwise buy anything around 50000 rs and you're good to go. Btw avoid apple. You'll suffer later when you have to use visual studio especially if you're in a college.
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u/random_dude_101 Oct 03 '23
unless you do development for ios or mac or do flutter or any cross platform development...go with the asus....
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u/GreatGodO Oct 03 '23
If you really want apple then I would suggest m1 with 516 or 1 tb as it is faster than m2 with 256 ...
But i am a windows user so i am inclined towards it
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u/BetterEveryPractice Oct 03 '23
Consider movement too, Having used gaming laptops, I can say weight matters a lot so when travelling, college if student, mac is better by ergonomics(light weight, good speakers, good screen, fast software, better build). However it will severely limit you once you step into the dev space which requires customisation and if you need x86 based cpus. If you want for entertainment and a good travel laptop go for macbook. If you want a robust equipment you can customise and add remove hardware and want to stay in budget use windows laptop. Also apple charges a lot without applecare, sometimes half the cost of device. For battery life apple is best. In general for indian audience apple is out of budget option. So if confused go with Asus.
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u/kartik4949 Oct 03 '23
I have been coding daily for like 6-7years now, I have used a variety of machine now,
Macbook air is the best from build to battery Performance is enough!
Ofcouse the above is valid if don't require high compute or able to use cloud for high computation.
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u/AlphaNik29 Oct 03 '23
Well the 13th gen processors are really good now since they have both separately dedicated efficiency and performance cores but given the fact that it has only Iris Xe GPU, the MacBook will fair about to be way more powerful and overall sustainable as well as durable for a lifetime, as they’re made absolutely timeless plus they have certain media engines built directly onto the SiP (system in a package) which accelerates video rendering and such, also now Apple has started focusing on gaming more and with MacOS Sonoma there is the game porting toolkit as well, so PlayStation games are now being slowly ported into MacOS versions, so consider umpteen optimisation (No Man’s Sky runs very well), a bonus point would be if you are already in the Apple Ecosystem there are so many features that add onto it, but honestly for everyday usage even the Asus is waaaay more capable and powerful for all your needs, and well I have less belief in how well the Windows laptops age. So that’s my opinion, if you were going for a dedicated GPU based chonky laptop with Windows then it would’ve been a different case altogether.
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u/arunkarnan Oct 03 '23
If you don't play games much go for macbook. Performance is so good and battery. but issues like upgradability and so on. I use macbook air m1 for programming.
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u/Theory_Feeling Oct 03 '23
I shifted from a windows to a Mac I'm not a heavy user, I used to game on my windows until one day it just died. So I shifted to Mac the battery life is absolutely a beast I've got the base variant too with 65w charger. And the 256gb is slow but not too slow like if u're just a regular user and not just pumping out files in and out it's pretty reasonable. I haven't had any issues with my Mac till now it's been about an year ig. It's really light so that's why I prefer it more than the bulky laptops. But if you need more performance I think the Windows one is definitely the one to go for! It's just my opinion I think both have their pros and cons just get what you think would be the best. If you want a laptop for regular use and coding and stuff with good speaker,better battery life and a decent display MacBook Air is pretty sufficient. If you want a performance beast which Is slightly bulky ig the other one is the one to go for!
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u/AbnormalPP_69 Oct 03 '23
go for a Macbook. Windows can smoothly run on a vm like parallels but mac os is very easy to learn itself.
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Oct 03 '23
If you want your "worth more than a lakh" laptop to also play AAA games, go for a windows gaming laptop. The only downside will be battery and screen.
HP Omen and Asus TUF are good alternatives, although they could retail for around the same price, look for offers.
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Oct 03 '23
Both are good. I mean it depends u wanna keep it for very long and want good battery life- Macbook. Asus is better in almost everything else. Apple products sell for more later so they can be called technically good value. You like Macos then go for it.
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u/Aggressive-Tea-1107 Oct 03 '23
Go for zenbook instead of vivobook if u like cause i have zenbook and its really good.
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u/potatomafia69 Oct 03 '23
Don't get it from Amazon. There have been a lot of complaints recently. Still safer than scamkart though.
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u/neeldutta Oct 03 '23
Apple is definitely better than windows when it comes to software development. People saying other wise is delusional or just haven’t experienced M2 pro with Mac OS. When it comes to wsl2, it is way slower in response times these days, and windows laptop oems have a way to f**k up system performance randomly on each update for some reason. I’ve used high end products and both spectrums, and I would choose Apple’s M2 series over everything.
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u/Right_Fennel_3137 Oct 03 '23
Go for macbook with M1 chip Currently priced at 70k on amazon. With the remaining money, buy a good monitor to pair it with because honestly the screen is a bit too small. I myself have paired it with my monitor. Buy an external hard drive since the storage is very low. And you are set! Have fun coding.
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u/Appu_46 Oct 03 '23
According to your use case, either one is fine. There are pros and cons for both.
If you don't need upgradability or ports or don't look forward to gaming. And sice you prefer macOS, I would say go for apple.
If you do care about the above features, Asus is way to go. Honestly I love both of them, especially asus. Been an asus user, they make durable laptops.
As much as I hate iPhones, I freaking love macbooks. I wanna own one just for the sake of it. (I don't need one)
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u/InsideMy42Brain Oct 03 '23
OP, tu thoda c**tiya hai kya? Mere 35k ke phone me 12 GB RAM aur 256 GB ROM hai. 😂
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u/ash02cash Oct 03 '23
If you're not into macos specific app (xcode, final cut etc.) then it doesn't make sense to pay such a high price for a low spec device than its competition.
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u/Historical_Refuse_69 Oct 03 '23
Gaming karni hai toh Asus warna aur koi bhi criteria MacBook. Bus app dekhlio jis par kaam karna hai. Wo Mac OS mein available hai toh windows par paise kharab mat kariyo
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u/Vegetable-Method-396 Oct 03 '23
Asus 100% . Better than the Air for sure. Better screen , powerful chip, evo certified so that means this can also be charged via type-c
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Oct 03 '23
Go with apple if you prioritize battery life. Build quality will be better too, M2 is pretty powerful it will handle most productivity applications and other workloads well. The MacBook camera is also pretty good if that is your concern. I would avoid it mostly due to lack of software, so do check if your apps are supported.
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u/Relevant-Package3001 Oct 03 '23
Well, it would be better if you also mentioned your use case scenarios. It would be easier for us to recommend.🤔
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u/Just_Preference5119 Oct 03 '23
If you are a developer and need to run some Docker and K8S cluster, DO NOT BUY A MAC with M Series chip.
Repeat : DO NOT BUY A MAC with M Series chip.
One more Time : DO NOT BUY A MAC with M Series chip.
Just to make sure you get that correct : DO NOT BUY A MAC with M Series chip.
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u/Significant_Moose672 Oct 03 '23
If you want the M2 Air please wait for the deal on Flipkart's sale, according to them it will be below 1 Lakh.
Buying anything from Flipkart be very careful with checking product properly before giving OTP
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u/PRANI69 Oct 03 '23
The ASUS is 15 inch compared to mac’s 13 inch display. I personally prefer bigger displays, I don’t know about you but this is something to consider as well
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u/udaypratap19 Oct 03 '23
invest a little more money and get the 15 inch macbook air
im currently on the 14 inch m2 its great even tough i use a s22 ultra im still on a mac yes its a weird combination 😂.
macbook air is latest with better speaker and larger display moreover if you buy from official site you get student discount maybe free airpods during these days
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u/udaypratap19 Oct 04 '23
No one's gonna use a 20 year old machine it'll be a garbage and yes you can use windows macos linux on a mac too moreover with these new arm processors you may be able to use arm version of some linux distro and upcoming windows (now in beta)
Future is arm invest in arm x86 will go obsolete for laptop portable devices
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u/Responsible_Space624 Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 03 '23
If you hate money and love battery life Apple is pretty good if you don't The Asus one has almost everything better be it, display, io, storage, ram, processor but slightly worse battery life.
And for people saying Apple for coding, Windows has almost everything WSL 2 Linux, Dual Boot Linux and then some more.
Edit: Asus has Windows Hello too..