Want Energy Efficiency? Dude, You’re Getting A Dell!
Summary
The article analyzes energy efficiency across two laptops — Dell XPS 13 and the MacBook Neo — using real-world benchmark data (Top500-style FLOPS benchmarks). It highlights that the Dell achieves higher GFLOPS per watt than the Mac in the reported tests and discusses whether ARM advantages are due to architecture or implementation, noting the Core 5 320 in the Dell as supporting x86 efficiency. It also mentions idle efficiency, software/OS considerations, and briefly notes WiFi/Linux install issues in real-world usage.