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Weight Comparison

Model Weight (grams) Screen Size
LG Gram Pro 16 (2026) 1,199 16-inch
MacBook Air 15 (M4/M3) 1,510 15-inch
MacBook Pro 14 (M5/M3) 1,550-1,600 14-inch
MacBook Pro 16 (M3+) 2,140-2,200 16-inch
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[–] olmecSSB@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 days ago

I think we have gone way past the ideal weight for laptops. My favorite laptop weight wise was an HO from 2009. It was 6 pounds. That thing was great. You could sit it in your lap, and it would stay there. I have a MacBook at half that weight, and it slips off my lap constantly. Part of that is the material, but part of it is that it is so light.

I really wish we could start focusing on ideal dimensions, rather than focusing on extremes just for the headlines.