All things : New iPad and iPad Pro released

[BenG]

2 hours till a historic moment in Apple history.

Goodbye, Intel. Hello, Apple Silicon.

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30 mins

 

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Me in this thread:

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[Joannesrats PronounsHe/Him]

Skeptical of the thermal issues of an 8-core integrated GPU, but very very interested

[BenG]

1 minute ago, Joannesrats said:

Skeptical of the thermal issues of an 8-core integrated GPU, but very very interested

New design for the MBP?

[Joannesrats PronounsHe/Him]

6 minutes ago, beng said:

New design for the MBP?

Of the M1 chip, yeah. I didn't catch the first 7 or so minutes of the strem

[BenG]

Just now, Joannesrats said:

Of the M1 chip, yeah. I didn't catch the first 7 or so minutes of the strem

As in maybe they will redesign the MBP to tackle thermal issues. The low-end Macs will probably just have 2 GPU cores.

[Joannesrats PronounsHe/Him]

Just now, beng said:

As in maybe they will redesign the MBP to tackle thermal issues. The low-end Macs will probably just have 2 GPU cores.

I would love to see what they can do with current desktop cooling tech. If they can get this much performance with lower power, I'd love to see how much they could get if they used the same power as Intel chips. 

[BenG]

MacBook Air is the first Mac to use the M1 chip.

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Mac mini receives an update as well.

[paradox]

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MacBook Pro up to 20 hours battery life.

[Joannesrats PronounsHe/Him]

Disappointing event. They needed to release a whole line of M-chip products if they wanted this to be a big deal

[BenG]

That was underwhelming

[BenG]

Could have just done a press release.

[BenG]

So MBP is MBA with fan? lol

[BenG]

Summary:

• M1 chip
  • First Apple-designed chip for Mac
  • First personal computer chip built using 5 nm process technology
  • CPU: 4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores
  • GPU: Up to 8 cores

• MacBook Air - Starting at $999
  • CPU: 8 cores (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
  • GPU: 7 or 8 cores
  • RAM: 8 GB or 16 GB
  • Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
  • Battery: Up to 15 hours wireless web/Up to 18 hours playback
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Dimensions: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm) x 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) x 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
  • Fan-less design
• MacBook Pro - Starting at $1299
  • CPU: 8 cores (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
  • GPU: 8 cores
  • RAM: 8 GB or 16 GB
  • Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
  • Battery: Up to 17 hours wireless web/Up to 20 hours playback
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Dimensions: 0.61 inch (1.56 cm) x 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) x 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)
• Mac mini - Starting at $699
  • CPU: 8 cores (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
  • GPU: 8 cores
  • RAM: 8 GB or 16 GB
  • Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Dimensions: 1.4 inches (3.6 cm) x 7.7 inches (19.7 cm) x 7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
  • Weight: 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg)

No information on clock speeds. M1 in the MacBook Air is likely to be clocked at lower frequencies, compared to in the MacBook Pro.

Edited November 10, 2020 by beng

[BenG]

The way Apple is turning bad yield M1 chips into profit by using it on the base model MacBook Air

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macOS Big Sur is here!