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The 2.8x faster CPU claim is based on the following fine print: > Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems, all configured with 16GB RAM and 2TB SSD. Open source project built with prerelease Xcode 12.2 with Apple Clang 12.0.0, Ninja 1.10.0.git, and CMake 3.16.5.…
Is the "Pro" still appropriate?
Intel MacBook Pro gets 4 ports, this only has two which is odd and annoying.
The 2.8x faster CPU claim is based on the following fine print: > Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems, all configured with 16GB RAM and 2TB SSD. Open source project built with prerelease Xcode 12.2 with Apple Clang 12.0.0, Ninja 1.10.0.git, and CMake 3.16.5.…
Still, this is pretty impressive, and I say this as someone who will never buy Apple hardware.
Summary: - 8 cores, 16 core neural engine. - GPU, RAM, Secure enclave and CPU integrated. - 5.x graphics performance. - 10h more battery life. - Thunderbolt/USB 4. Available from today, starts shipping next week. Price starts at $1299, or $1199 for education. Edit: 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD: $1299, 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD: 1499.
Seriously, it should be a crime to sell machines with 256GB SSD in 2020. All these starting prices look low, but those low end configurations will be a drag because of the RAM and storage decisions.
Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?
ARM chip design is likely the reason, because I only see 16GB max to configure even in Mac mini.
Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?
Intel MacBook Pro gets 4 ports, this only has two which is odd and annoying.
Source: I had one up until last week.