Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by rbanffy » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:37 AM UTC

Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture
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Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by capl » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:51 AM UTC

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

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Post by Waterluvian » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:53 AM UTC

capl wrote: post #2

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life.

I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by capl » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:55 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #3

capl wrote: post #2

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life. I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!

Hehe yeah, same when I think about it… I guess best thing to do is buy on launch and update every 2-5 years.

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by yardie » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:59 AM UTC

capl wrote: post #2

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

I'm still on a i7 MBP because everytime I think I'm ready to update the next one is announced.

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by wombat-man » Fri, May 24, 2024, 11:59 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #3

capl wrote: post #2

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life. I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!

Yeah, feels like if you don't buy in the first few months you might as well hang on for the next one.

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by meindnoch » Fri, May 24, 2024, 12:02 PM UTC

So binary sizes are going to double?

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 24, 2024, 12:04 PM UTC

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Post by spacebanana7 » Fri, May 24, 2024, 12:04 PM UTC

capl wrote: post #4

Waterluvian wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life. I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!

Hehe yeah, same when I think about it… I guess best thing to do is buy on launch and update every 2-5 years.

If staying on the latest model isn’t important to you, there’s significant cost savings to be made from just buying the previous version.

Re: Apple's M4 has reportedly adopted the ARMv9 architecture

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Post by 0_____0 » Fri, May 24, 2024, 12:04 PM UTC

yardie wrote: post #5

capl wrote: post #2

Hmm, I was thinking of buying an M3 Pro 16” this summer, but maybe I should wait then

I'm still on a i7 MBP because everytime I think I'm ready to update the next one is announced.

These machines are great. I still use my 2015 rMBP as a secondary. It's a little slow now but a couple years ago I was still running Solidworks (in Bootcamp) on it with minimal issues.