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Apple Event March 8, 2022
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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#52The pace at which apple is pumping out new silicon is astounding. It’s hard to imagine anyone competing with them pound for pound, especially in the flops per watt game. I still can’t get over the fanless MacBook pros and the battery life.
I actually hope somebody is challenged enough by this to really push for competition as this level of performance asymmetry will ultimately result in further pricing asymmetry as competition breaks down.
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#53Seems like M1 Ultra beats everything on paper in its segment.
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the 2nd gen and it's been pretty great. I think they should last for at least 5 years.
It's pretty great, except for battery life, which is really annoying. It's the only reason I wouldn't buy another SE when mine breaks.
Agreed, hate the battery life in my SE 2020.
Currently thinking about getting the 13 mini but I love TouchID too much so it's really a debate between TouchID or better battery life, ugh...
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#55Huh, M1 ultra is ~2x M1 Max, so:
16 + 4 cores and 128GB RAM
And it seems that Apple aren't currently planning on making a bigger chip for now. While that's very fast, I have to say I'm kinda surprised they haven't gone for a bigger and/or modular option. I guess it is pretty Apple to go all-in on a single monolithic design paradigm.
EDIT: Oh damn "Just one more product to go: the Mac Pro". I take back what I said. They are still doing a Mac Pro!
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#56New M1 Ultra chip for desktops. Essentially 2 M1 Max with a new high-speed interconnect.
They're really going out of the way to avoid an M1X nomenclature. And I suppose this design isn't yet incrementation worthy, for an M2.
They're using the same processor cores, but scaling them up by adding more. They usually add an X or up the number when there's a change to the cores themselves or a major addition in some subcomponent (like the "bionic" stuff, or changing the GPU shader units).
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#57The new iPhone SE looks like a really solid phone. The only thing it doesn't really have compared to the 13 is the better camera and the larger form factor / fancier screen tech. And weirdly there doesn't seem to be much in the Android world at that price point anymore.
> And weirdly there doesn't seem to be much in the Android world at that price point anymore.
What's that based on? There are 19 different Android phones available for me to buy right now in the €360 - €400 price range that came out in the last six months.
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#58God damn that M1 ULTRA is a beast on paper for the power consumption. It’s what we expected but still I can’t wait to see real world numbers. Edit: and god damn again at it being in something as small as the new Mac Studio. Interested in price... Edit 2: $1999 for the base Mac Studio with M1 MAX. $3999 for the base M1 ULTRA model.
M1 Ultra looks like a big win for Apple Silicon performance. Software support still isn't fully there, for one the ML stack still isn't frustration free, but a lot of progress has been made.
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#59The new iPhone SE looks like a really solid phone. The only thing it doesn't really have compared to the 13 is the better camera and the larger form factor / fancier screen tech. And weirdly there doesn't seem to be much in the Android world at that price point anymore.
IIRCGoogle Pixel 5a, had the same camera as the more expensive Pixel. The SE with it's fingerprint unlock looks very nice, but the camera is a bit of a deal breaker. It's one thing I don't like about my iPhone 13mini.
Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's pretty great, except for battery life, which is really annoying. It's the only reason I wouldn't buy another SE when mine breaks.
Agreed, hate the battery life in my SE 2020. Currently thinking about getting the 13 mini but I love TouchID too much so it's really a debate between TouchID or better battery life, ugh...
They do claim to have improved battery life in the new model. How much better it is I guess we'll to see.