Intel i5 and i7 v Apple M2 Chip

[Time Based Bob]

Dear Samsung Laptop Users.

I have now given up on Samsung Galaxy Book Pros and got a MacBook Air M2.

The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro is a good machine except for the thick chin (Lower bezel) I did own two.

Its major weakness is the Intel Chip, battery hungry, heat generating, sending message back home, etc. It never ever seems possible to stabilise it (Like the Apple M2).

I know its a big move from Intel/Win 11 to Apple/Mac but I have found that the MacBook Air M2 coupled to Safari, Calendar, Mail, etc provides a seamless flow between apps and a 18 hour battery life.

PS. I could never understand why my Samsung Galaxy Book Pro with a i5 1165 chip performed better than my i7 1260. I even tried to ask Intel about the difference in chip performance, but nobody was interested. 

Bob UK

[JAMES4578]

@Time Based Bob  sorry that the Galaxy Book Pros did not suit you in the end but some do rate them.  Anyway hopefully you will be happy in this regard with the other side!  Just one review and obviously they can be speculative but  Galaxy Book pro 3 comes out on top on Design/Eco system and matches well in other categories according to  Laptop Mag.

Admittedly I do not own a Galaxy Book but have a Windows laptop and an older  MacBook air (I do not use the latter much nowadays)

[Obsydian]

I wrote a few weeks back regarding an Macbook M1 chip vs my Samsung book2 pro i5, in summary yes Macbook specs are much better, but screen quality, cost, weight and dire O365 integration made me realise the Macbook was not for me.

I think unless you are in the ecosystem and your work is, it's just expensive and a pain vs Windows.

[Obsydian]

Forgot to say thanks for the i5 vs i7 performance insight, I was tempted by the i7.