New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Apple MacBook M1 16gb or 32GB Windows Laptop?

Ask HN: Apple MacBook M1 16gb or 32GB Windows Laptop?
6 by princevegeta89 | 11 comments on Hacker News.
Hi all Been stuck in this dilemma for a long time and wanted to get out there and make a decision on which way to go, once and for all I've been an Apple hater for their predatory tactics and overpriced products and also because an unbearable extent of vendor-locking [like compatibility only with Apple products most of the time]. Add to that, I have also hated the general UX of Mac OsX but I've got to admit I got somewhat used to it because I've been using them at work for a long time. In fact, I believe some Linux distros have a better UX and customizability in general. I've taken a look at Windows recently after a long long time and it seems like I can live with it. It's the WSL/Virtualization improvements that they made that impressed me. I work a lot with Docker btw I'm now at a stage where I'm looking to buy a machine but torn between these two. The Macbook Pro seems 400$ more expensive with only 16GB of Ram, however I'm considering it more because of the Asahi Project. I'm not sure how long it will take before it's stable though. There are also other nice things like being quiet, cool, and having long battery life. The Windows laptop checks all boxes, is a touchscreen, and has 32GB RAM and a huge battery. I'm concerned about the RAM on the Macbook and 32GB is not something I want to afford at the moment. And I also see that Docker compatibility is a problem on M1 and it eats up the RAM pretty quickly. Windows on the other hand has a plenty 32GB and it should breeze through Docker because of WSL. I wanted to get your opinions so as to weigh the tradeoffs better, and see which one would be a better choice for the next 4 years or so. Sorry for the long post but will really really appreciate the help! Thank you

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