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Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers

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Post by _ph_ »

romanovcode wrote: post #26

I don't get it. If we have same CPU on MacbookAir and MacbookPro - why would I get more expensive "Pro"? Can someone explain how is Pro faster than Air with same CPU? Also, the "Windows Guy" bit is a bit lame IMO. I have two MacBooks and one custom built PC. The PC is faster than both MacBooks combined.

As one has a fan and the other not, they are probably clocked differently and the cooled one might sustain full power infinitely. The pro also has a larger battery, better speakers and microphones and the touch bar.

Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers

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Post by jonplackett »

fulafel wrote: post #34

"This affords faster performance on Mac computers using M1 versus separate CPU, GPU, RAM, and other components" Are they really saying this vs dGPU?

I'm sure I heard them specifically compared it to other laptops with integrated graphics.

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Post by carstenhag »

highfrequency wrote: post #22
dreamer7 wrote: post #12

The iPhone-like speed of waking up from sleep itself is enough to convince many of us to go for the M1 macbooks

How long does it take the current gen of macbooks to wake from sleep, ~1 second?

Takes some seconds in my experience. And about 10 in total for both of my external displays to be displaying useful stuff. Definitely annoying.

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Post by abrowne »

modeless wrote: post #19

Huh, the form factors for the Macs seem identical. I expected them to be thinner or something. Fanless is nice for the Air. But I'm really waiting to see what they do on the high end with the top MacBook Pro and even Mac Pro. Will we see an Apple discrete GPU? I guess we'll have to wait a year or two for that.

Apple seems to usually change one major thing at a time, internals or externals/form factor, but rarely both.

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Post by brundolf »

gabagool wrote: post #27
highfrequency wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How long does it take the current gen of macbooks to wake from sleep, ~1 second?

I genuinely would love some info or statistics on this. AFAIC remember, laptops wake from sleep almost instantly to the lock screen. Is it a longer wait if one wakes directly to their desktop? I'm with you in not fully understanding the benefit. Maybe this is a technology that is hard to imagine, but is difficult to go back from (60hz, Retina displays).

I think there's a conceptual difference. Macbooks wake up after a brief pause of a second or two; phones act like they never went to sleep. There's this perception of locking your phone being a zero-cost thing, which isn't quite true of putting your laptop to sleep. I assume this is the gap they're talking about bridging.

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Post by robertoandred »

modeless wrote: post #19

Huh, the form factors for the Macs seem identical. I expected them to be thinner or something. Fanless is nice for the Air. But I'm really waiting to see what they do on the high end with the top MacBook Pro and even Mac Pro. Will we see an Apple discrete GPU? I guess we'll have to wait a year or two for that.

They left form factors the same when they switched to Intel. I'm sure it helps reassure people that there's a continuity of the platform.

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Post by jonplackett »

highfrequency wrote: post #22
dreamer7 wrote: post #12

The iPhone-like speed of waking up from sleep itself is enough to convince many of us to go for the M1 macbooks

How long does it take the current gen of macbooks to wake from sleep, ~1 second?

It's pretty instantaneous already.

Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers

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Post by AnonHP »

All the Macs looked quite impressive! It was well worth waiting for these (at least for me). But I was disappointed that the maximum RAM is 16GB. I would’ve preferred a 32GB option for better future proofing (especially with web applications needing more and more memory).

Edit: Considering the fact that the RAM won’t be upgradeable (it’s part of the SoC), this limitation is a big bummer. What may be worse is that all these machines will start with an 8GB RAM configuration option at the low end, which isn’t going to age well at all in 2020.

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