M4 MacBook Pro • Hacker News Board

> Up to 4.6x faster build performance when compiling code in Xcode when compared to the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9, and up to 2.2x faster when compared to the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max.

OK, that's finally a reason to upgrade from my M1.

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Post by dagmx » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:15 PM UTC

Announcement video as well

https://youtu.be/G0cmfY7qdmY?si=vbgIr8zn9EzB2Xam

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Post by d1str0 » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

tomrod wrote: post #19

This is the first compelling Mac to me. I've used Macs for a few clients and muscle memory is very deeply ingrained for linux desktops. But with local LLMs finally on the verge of usability along with sufficient memory... I might need to make the jump! Wish I could spin up a Linux OS on the hardware though. Not a bright spot for me.

Check out Asahi linux

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Post by adgxh » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

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Post by ant6n » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:17 PM UTC

scrlk wrote: post #2

Nano-texture option for the display is nice. IIRC it's the first time since the 2012 15" MBP that a matte option has been offered? I hope that the response times have improved, because it has been quite poor for a 120 Hz panel.

They brought back the matte screen! Omg. The question is, will they have that for the air.

(I tend to feel if you want something specialized, you gotta pay for the expensive model)

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Post by parsimo2010 » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:17 PM UTC

nightski wrote: post #31

I find it very odd that the new iMac has WiFi 7 but this does not... Also it is so aggravating they compare to 3 generations ago and not the previous generation in the marketing stats. It makes the entire post nearly useless.

It is very aggravating, but if they advertised a comparison to last year's model and showed you small performance gains you might not want to buy it.

A more charitable interpretation is that Apple only thinks that people with computers a few years old need to upgrade, and they aren't advertising to people with a <1 year old MacBook Pro.

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Post by pcdoodle » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:17 PM UTC

scrlk wrote: post #2

Nano-texture option for the display is nice. IIRC it's the first time since the 2012 15" MBP that a matte option has been offered? I hope that the response times have improved, because it has been quite poor for a 120 Hz panel.

Yes. It's finally back.

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Post by hu3 » Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 3:17 PM UTC

shrubble wrote: post #22

Disingenuous to mention the x86 based MacBooks as a basis for comparison in their benchmarks; they are trying to conflate current-gen Intel with what they shipped more than 4 years ago. Are they going to claim that 16GB RAM is equivalent to 32GB on Intel laptops? (/sarc)

They are going to milk these horrendous crazy hot x86 thermally throttled macs performance comparisons for a decade.