Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$925.65
HP
Based on 11 Reddit mentions
$3488.26
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
That price is mostly inflated by 8TB storage. The only actual AI MAX macbook-laptop Ive found is HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14", 2TB, 128GB, and 14" screen for $4,378.99. Same specs Macbook Pro costs $5099. and you get more than double the bandwith, much better CPU (even M4 max is has 30% better ST) and muc
...Nkrth in r/hardware
March 3, 2026 3:15 PM
62
Who are the 60+ upvotes from? Outside of the Qualcomm machine, every other device you claim is "first party mediated" comes from third-party benchmarks out of PCmag's own benchmark database. Addressing one concern: There is no way a Zen 5-based CPU can score 18.4 in Speedometer 3.1 under normal circ
...Hifihedgehog in r/hardware
September 29, 2025 5:14 PM
7
Same, laptop is shocking slower. almost 1 second delays now when opening stuff. there was no lag with 24.xx # System Details Report --- ## Report details - Date generated: 2025-12-15 16:50:14 ## Hardware Information: - Hardware Model: HP HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 inch Mobile Workstation PC - Memory: 64.
...Aggressive-Fun7591 in r/Ubuntu
December 15, 2025 8:51 AM
1
I don't see many comments addressing your AI/LLM interest. For $2000, Apple's hardware will be better than anything you can buy in an x86 laptop for $2000, due to the unified memory. If you have $4200 you can get something like a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 Review: Blackwell Power in a 4 Pound Workstat
...Cory5413 in r/thinkpad
January 25, 2026 10:51 PM
1