Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Pro Review: This Changes Everything

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Post by oscarwao » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:09 PM UTC

Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Pro Review: This Changes Everything
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Post by Havoc » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:37 PM UTC

Let this be the last M1 review that makes it to the top of hn...

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Post by hans1729 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:37 PM UTC

Nothing really new in this post, not sure how this still makes the top of hn.

Don't buy the pro, buy the air. The fan is a negative, not a positive, and the case is a lot more handy. Also, real buttons. I was one of the people who liked the touchbar, but I don't miss it at all

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Post by have_faith » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:37 PM UTC

> this changes everything

> As you can see, M1 Mac beats Intel Mac in every Lightroom benchmark across the board

Yeah, by a relatively small amount according to your own charts... It's still impressive, not exactly earth shattering.

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Post by nikivi » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:38 PM UTC

As these articles do get tiring with no content in them aside from M1 being fast in charts.

I found this episode more interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMTfPSzrjXs

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Post by neogodless » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:39 PM UTC

I'm not sure this review gives us anything new. To sum up:

* The comparably priced Dell XPS 17 actually wins in most benchmarks (but the M1 is using Rosetta 2 translation for each of these!)

* The battery life is really amazing.

* The lack of cooling necessary is amazing.

* Software compatibility with ARM through Rosetta 2 is mind-blowing. No one expected it to work this well.

* Don't buy Intel-based Macs any more!

* If you want a high-powered 13" Macbook, this is it.

* If you want larger than 13" or more than 2 Thunderbolt (USB4) ports, hold onto your butts!

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Post by mhh__ » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:39 PM UTC

hans1729 wrote: post #3

Nothing really new in this post, not sure how this still makes the top of hn. Don't buy the pro, buy the air. The fan is a negative, not a positive, and the case is a lot more handy. Also, real buttons. I was one of the people who liked the touchbar, but I don't miss it at all

> not sure how this still makes the top of hn

Apple

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Post by outoftheabyss » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:41 PM UTC

have_faith wrote: post #4

> this changes everything > As you can see, M1 Mac beats Intel Mac in every Lightroom benchmark across the board Yeah, by a relatively small amount according to your own charts... It's still impressive, not exactly earth shattering.

Running through emulation and on an entry level first generation machine that is significantly cheaper

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Post by tartaglia » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:42 PM UTC

These reviews are not that informative for me. I’d rather read about how M1 behaves in a certain workflow. For instance, when working on a huge open-source project like VSCode. Or how it behaves when the RAM is under heavy pressure.

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Post by robertlagrant » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:42 PM UTC

Pedestrian conclusions; bad writing. What's not to like about this article?