The pricing is pretty impressive. Shame no 16 inch pro though. Surely they need to update that quick because who is going to want a 16 inch intel Mac now?
Me and other people who want to run windows VMs.
Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
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#82No mention of processor speeds, just like iOS devices. This is the new normal now for Macs.
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#83I wonder of they're going to try and pull the same 'no specs' thing that they do with the iPhone/iPad.
I think I want to know how much RAM is in my MacBook Pro where I don't really care how much is in my iPhone.
edit: Store is LIVE, and has lots of specs!
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#84All the Macs looked quite impressive! It was well worth waiting for these (at least for me). But I was disappointed that the maximum RAM is 16GB. I would’ve preferred a 32GB option for better future proofing (especially with web applications needing more and more memory). Edit: Considering the fact that the RAM won’t be upgradeable (it’s part of the SoC), this limitation is a big bummer. What may be worse is that all…
Especially since the Intel-powered 13" MacBook Pro was configurable up to 32GB.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
As one has a fan and the other not, they are probably clocked differently and the cooled one might sustain full power infinitely. The pro also has a larger battery, better speakers and microphones and the touch bar.
Does it also come without touch bar?
No.
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#86Apple mentions TensorFlow explicitly in the ongoing presentation due to the new 16-core "Neural Engine" embedded in the M1 chip. Now that's an angle I did not expect on this release. Sounds exciting! Edit: just to clarify, the Neural Engine itself is not really "new": > The A11 also includes dedicated neural network hardware that Apple calls a "Neural Engine". This neural network hardware can perform up to 600 billio…
It's kind of sad that AMD spent years to get mediocre TensorFlow support and Apple walks in with this. It really shows how huge Apple is.
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#87If you didn't see the event, they've put the new chip into the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini that will start shipping soon.
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#88Will existing programs run on this?
Re: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
#89Max 16GB of RAM on these new machines is really not that great to be honest. The mini supported up to 64GB before.
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#90I (and my increasingly decrepit 2014 Macbook Pro) was hoping these would be compelling, and hoo boy, they are. First time in years I've actually wanted a new Macbook, as opposed to accepting what they have on offer.