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EGPUs aren’t supported for the M1, but Big Sur still identifies and connects to them, implying Apple may restore this feature in the future.
I think eGPUs require a thunderbolt connection, which IIRC is only supported by Intel processors
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There is a cost to that though, the reality is Windows has become rather bloated because MS can't let anything go. It doesn't help that they have never been able to say no to anything and everything getting included.
> ..rather bloated because MS can't let anything go. Ah. This comment seems off the cuff and not well thought out. I think you may be underestimating the scope and scale at which Windows OS operates[0]. Outside of cool techie agencies and SV type companies, the default OS for any organization from churches to charities to governments to schools, the world over, is Windows. MacOS may be sleek and shiny apex predator b…
For me, there is no reason to use Windows over any of the more modern lean and mean operating systems available, and I know a ton of blue collar workers in the U.S. who only have a smartphone and maybe a tablet.
Windows is just not very easy to use by 2020 standards because of all its baggage and consumers care a lot more about that kinda thing compared to organizations. Most of Microsofts attempts to modernize (Microsoft Store, UWP, sandboxing, etc.) seem to have stalled or failed unfortunately.
Honestly, at this point it might make more sense for Microsoft to just milk Windows for as long as possible while minimizing costs and investing in their other businesses (like Azure). Trying to modernize Windows would be like trying to modernize Edge to be competitive with Chrome.
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I saw someone post on a non work slack about their steam library, where they had a bunch of games that previously ran on mac, being decimated, and they meant decimated literally by catalina. 90% of their games were 32 bit.
Funnily enough that is the inverse of the historical meaning of decimated (to destroy 10% of something).
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> It's not marginal at all at the same price point This review appears to be comparing a dual core Intel i3 to the 4+4 core M1, which are only the same price because Apple doesn't sell any laptops for less than $999 even when they're a dual core Intel i3.
The i5 model costs more than the M1 and still doesn't perform as well. So that the i3 should be cheaper is somewhat moot.