Why the hell would an iPad EVER run x86?
Steve Jobs would laugh at the idea.
Actually SJ initially wanted to use an Intel chip in the iPad. After being convinced by some executive (dont know the details) he let it go being ARM.
Why the hell would an iPad EVER run x86?
Steve Jobs would laugh at the idea.
Actually SJ initially wanted to use an Intel chip in the iPad. After being convinced by some executive (dont know the details) he let it go being ARM.
Let's say this is not a trial balloon for Intel and may actually happen. I doubt it but . . . This is one possible convergence path for iOS and OSX.In a research note issued last week, RBC analyst Doug Freedman claimed that Apple is already in talks with Intel on a deal that could see Intel producing A-series chips for the iPhone while Apple shifts to Intel's x86 platform for the iPad.
Article Link: Intel Looking to Cut Power Consumption on Future Ivy Bridge Chips
This means a lot more for the Surface Pro than the iPad. It certainly seems more likely that macs will be shifting towards Arm, not iPads towards X86.
what's the point? the main power wasting part is the display, the processor takes up like just 10% of the whole device's power usage anyway.
I figured most chips were as good as needed for the public....
Then I saw they are doing 4x HD TV soon and the whole cycle starts again. We'll be catching up through computing. It will be fine on the pads and notebooks, but the desktops will be struggling to digest and portray 4x HD in 4 or 5 years when those TVs and video become mainstream.
I can't find the specs for the current A6 or A6x wattage... It has to be much lower than 10watts....
I wonder if Apple would bother going to Intel for its iDevices. After all, the synergy between the hardware and software is what Apple always claims gives them an edge against the competition. Apple can custom design their chips for exactly the product performance they want. I'm not so sure they could do that if they were dependent on Intel's chips.
An ipad5 with an IB CPU? Sounds good on paper, but do we really need that much power in an iPad? The 4 has proved to be just about the perfect balance of battery life and performance. Be interesting to see if Apple do produce an iPad with the new lower wattage IB on board though.
Apple can fab their own A6x for like $20USD while buying ivy bridge from intel cost $200+, why would they even consider putting that cpu into the ipad? A6x also have TDP of 2-3W while even if ivy bridge cut power into half, it'll still be 9W.
An ipad5 with an IB CPU? Sounds good on paper, but do we really need that much power in an iPad? The 4 has proved to be just about the perfect balance of battery life and performance. Be interesting to see if Apple do produce an iPad with the new lower wattage IB on board though.