Apple's M6 chip debuts in 14-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac; MacBook Pro price jumps 3000 yuan while iMac gets same-price upgrades with up to 5x AI gains; detailed specs, local LLM throughput estimates, and buying advice for five user profiles.
This comprehensive comparison breaks down the performance, value, upgradeability, portability, and ergonomics of laptops versus desktops, includes a detailed comparison table, and provides tailored recommendations for students, office workers, gamers, creators, programmers, and home users to help you decide which form factor best fits your workflow and budget.
The article compares Apple M5 Ultra 64-core and 80-core GPU variants, revealing that the ¥9750 price difference adds 16 GPU cores, 6 CPU cores, and 512GB memory support, but identical 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth means LLM decoding speed remains unchanged; the upgrade only benefits GPU-intensive tasks like 3D rendering and video effects.
