Question Asus Zenbook 14 OLED vs Macbook M1 PRO 14'

[MichelangeloO]

Asus Zenbook specs:
Cpu: Ultra 9 185h
Ram: 32gb
SSD: 1TB
Display: OLED 14 inch

Macbook M1 PRO:
Cpu: M1 Pro
Ram: 16gb
SSD: 512GB
Display: Liquid Retina XDR 14 inch

Technically the zenbook side is better. Both are the same price, which one do you think?

 

[rgd1101]

what software requirement?

 

[Syntaximus]

This is really something you should decide for yourself (it's your money).
Unless you need MacOS for specific software I don't see the point, but that's just me (you do you).

 

[MichelangeloO]

what software requirement?

I don't need any software but I want to use macOS. I can also study computer engineering.

 

[COLGeek]

I don't need any software but I want to use macOS. I can also study computer engineering.

Seems you have already decided which to buy then.

Studying engineering, of any sort, is completely independent of what laptop and OS to pursue.

However, the question regarding software earlier was in regards to some applications are not supported by both Windows and MacOS.

 

[MichelangeloO]

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Seems you have already decided which to buy then.

Studying engineering, of any sort, is completely independent of what laptop and OS to pursue.

However, the question regarding software earlier was in regards to some applications are not supported by both Windows and MacOS.

I want to use macos but zenbook looks much better in terms of hardware. Its screen, ram, processor, ssd are ahead in many things. I am undecided

 

[COLGeek]

I want to use macos but zenbook looks much better in terms of hardware. Its screen, ram, processor, ssd are ahead in many things. I am undecided

The Windows system is more flexible in terms of supported applications. You will not run MacOS on a non-Apple device.

 

[LordVile]

I want to use macos but zenbook looks much better in terms of hardware. Its screen, ram, processor, ssd are ahead in many things. I am undecided

You can’t compare spec to spec across OS. macOS is generally better at memory management for example, the battery life on the Mac is literally double and on battery you get the same performance as you would plugged in. I have the 14” M1 Model and it hasn’t put a foot wrong in 3 years. If you have an iPhone the experience is significantly better too

 

[MichelangeloO]

You can’t compare spec to spec across OS. macOS is generally better at memory management for example, the battery life on the Mac is literally double and on battery you get the same performance as you would plugged in. I have the 14” M1 Model and it hasn’t put a foot wrong in 3 years. If you have an iPhone the experience is significantly better too

What is the health of the battery in 3 years?

 

[LordVile]

What is the health of the battery in 3 years?

In the 90’s still but it depends how hard you use it. I don’t charge it at 100W and I have a desktop so it’s not my only computer. Then again better battery = less charge cycles = better health

 

[Manuel Jordan]

Asus Zenbook specs:
Cpu: Ultra 9 185h
Ram: 32gb
SSD: 1TB
Display: OLED 14 inch

Macbook M1 PRO:
Cpu: M1 Pro
Ram: 16gb
SSD: 512GB
Display: Liquid Retina XDR 14 inch

Technically the zenbook side is better. Both are the same price, which one do you think?

Hello

Could you share the URL about Asus? I mean the laptop you saw

After to read this thread. Consider always the following:

- OS upgrade (it is faster in macOS)
- Hardware upgrade mostly RAM

 

[USAFRet]

Hello

Could you share the URL about Asus? I mean the laptop you saw

After to read this thread. Consider always the following:

- OS upgrade (it is faster in macOS)
- Hardware upgrade mostly RAM

Speed of upgrading the OS is not what one looks at when choosing between Apple and Windows.

 

[Manuel Jordan]

Speed of upgrading the OS is not what one looks at when choosing between Apple and Windows.

I mean, after to did do an upgrade the laptop itself works equals or more faster
Years ago for a MacBook Pro it was not true.
I had the bad experience once done an upgrade of the OS all became slower

 

[MichelangeloO]

I bought m2 pro 16 inch, thank you for your help.

 

[COLGeek]

I bought m2 pro 16 inch, thank you for your help.

Enjoy it.