First impressions: new AI laptop looks like MacBook Pro M5 Max but heavier
draginol · x · 2026-10-18
Blogger draginol shares early hands-on impressions of a new device:
- Looks extremely similar to his MacBook Pro M5 Max, but noticeably heavier
- Keyboard and trackpad are excellent, on par with the MacBook Pro
- Battery life seems fine so far, though testing is still very early
He also ran initial benchmarks with a dense Qwen 3 27B model locally and promises more benchmarking to come.
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