Wonder if they could pop one onto a PCIe card for exisiting Mac owners to a a copro for a VM.
Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
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Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#62All 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…
Was that for just mb air or all of them? I missed that part.
13" Pro is also 16GB.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#63Did I understand correctly that MacBook Pro and Air will share the same M1 CPU?
Previous models had a massive delta in CPU performance based on using low power (Air, no fan) or medium power (Pro, with dual fans) Intel chips
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because of all the other components which are different? A laptop isn't just a CPU.
The article mentions that the new M1 contains the CPU, GPU, memory, I/O, etc. in a single chip.
> If you read the article
Accusing people not not reading the article is against the rules here.
> CPU, GPU, memory, I/O
Screens, batteries, form-factors.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#65All 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…
I'll bet you'll get what you're looking for in the 15"/16" Macbook Pros when they come along.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#66So... will Homebrew work on it?
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#67I was thinking about building a new white box media server, but now I'm thinking I should get the mac mini instead.
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#68The iPhone-like speed of waking up from sleep itself is enough to convince many of us to go for the M1 macbooks
They had that in 2007. In 12 years this somehow became a selling point.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#69Anyone care to explain how they got to 5nm so quickly?
They paid TSMC the most and bought up nearly all their capacity.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#70I 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.
"and the touch bar" that is not exactly a selling point :)