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To sum up the HN wisdom on Apple Silicon Macs: Before the M4 models: omg, Apple only gives you 8GB RAM in the base model? Garbage! After the M4 models: the previous laptops were so good, why would you upgrade?
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My one concern is that nano-texture apple displays are a little more sensitive to damage, and even being super careful with my MBPs I get the little marks from the keyboard when you carry the laptop with your hand squeezing the lid and bottom (a natural carry motion).
Put a facial tissue over keyboard before closing the lid.
The real question is. Can I plug two monitors to it?
The M4 Max goes up to 128GB RAM, and "over half a terabyte per second of unified memory bandwidth" - LLM users rejoice.
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They have a business lease program - it's super easy to sign up for, and it's not like you have to have an LLC or something.
Another observation; I've travelled the world and rarely see people who could use robust, secure products the most (vulnerable people) using Apple products. They're all packing second-tier Samsung or LG Androids and old Windows notebooks (there are decent Samsung, LG, Android, Windows products, but that's not what they have access to).
The machine is great! How is its performance for AI model training? A lot of library and tools are not built for M series chip
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I feel like if they pushed Win32/Gaming on Apple Mx hardware it'd give at least a single reason for people to adopt or upgrade their devices to new models. I know for sure I'd be on board if everything that ran on my steam deck ran on a mac game wise, since that's holding me back from dropping the cash. I still think I'll get a mini though.
My only explanations for the lack of gaming support (see historical lack of proper OpenGL support) while still supporting high end graphics use cases (film editing, CAD, visual effects) are: 1) Either Apple wants to maintain the image of the Macbook as a "serious device", and not associate itself with the likes of "WoW players in their mom's basement". 2) Microsoft worked something out with Apple, where Apple would n…
> "up to 1.8x faster when compared to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro" I insist my 2020 Macbook M1 was the best purchase I ever made
Yep. I've never kept any laptop as long as I've kept the M1. I was more or less upgrading yearly in the past because the speed increases (both in the G4 and then Intel generations) were so significant. This M1 has exceeded my expectations in every category, it's faster quieter and cooler than any laptop i've ever owned. I've had this laptop since release in 2020 and I have nearly 0 complaints with it. I wouldn't upgr…
Me too. Only one complaint. After I accidentally spilled a cup of water into it on an airplane, it didn't work.
(However AppleCare fixed it for $300 and I had a very recent backup. :) )
yeah it's about time